President of the Senate of France in 2008

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The President of the Senate of France in 2008 was the presiding officer of the upper house of the French Parliament, responsible for leading Senate debates and serving as the second-highest office in the French state hierarchy after the President of the Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
appliesToJurisdiction French Senate NERFINISHED
associatedWithBuilding Luxembourg Palace, Paris NERFINISHED
belongsToOrganization French Senate Bureau NERFINISHED
branchOfGovernment Legislative branch of France
category 2008 in French politics
French parliamentary offices
Presiding officers of upper houses
constitutionalRole may act as interim President of the French Republic in case of vacancy of the presidency
country France
governmentFormContext Fifth Republic of France NERFINISHED
hasPower organizing the agenda of the Senate in conjunction with other bodies
referring certain matters to Senate committees
representing the Senate in international parliamentary relations
higherOffice President of the French Republic NERFINISHED
house upper house of the French Parliament
isPresidingOfficerOf Senate of France NERFINISHED
jurisdiction French Republic NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName French
legalBasis Constitution of the French Fifth Republic NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Senate of France NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Paris NERFINISHED
officeHolder Christian Poncelet NERFINISHED
Gérard Larcher NERFINISHED
officeHolderChangeYear 2008
officeHolderFrom Gérard Larcher from 1 October 2008
officeHolderUntil Christian Poncelet until 30 September 2008
officeScope national
officeType parliamentary leadership position
partOf Parliament of France NERFINISHED
positionInHierarchy second-highest office in the French state hierarchy
responsibility chairing meetings of the Bureau of the Senate
ensuring the rules of procedure of the Senate are observed
granting or refusing the floor to senators during debates
leading debates in the French Senate
maintaining order during Senate sessions
overseeing the internal administration of the Senate
putting texts to a vote in the Senate
representing the Senate in its relations with other state institutions
seat Palais du Luxembourg NERFINISHED
selectionMethod elected by senators
styleOfAddress Monsieur le Président du Sénat NERFINISHED
termIncludesYear 2008

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Gérard Larcher officeAssumed President of the Senate of France in 2008