President of the Federal Council

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The President of the Federal Council is the presiding officer of Austria’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for leading its sessions and representing it in official functions.

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
presiding officer
appointedBy Austrian Parliament
surface form: Federal Council of Austria
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Austria
chamber upper house of the Austrian Parliament
country Austria
countryGovernment Austrian federal government
surface form: Government of Austria
governmentFormContext federal parliamentary republic of Austria
hasLowerHouseCounterpart President of the National Council
jurisdiction Austria
surface form: Republic of Austria
languageOfOffice German
legalSystem Austrian constitutional law
legislativeBody Austrian Parliament
surface form: Federal Council of Austria
memberOf leadership of the Austrian Parliament
officeHolders members of the Federal Council of Austria
officeType parliamentary presidency
parliamentaryBody Austrian Parliament
residence Vienna
responsibility convening sittings of the Federal Council
ensuring rules of procedure are followed in the Federal Council
leading sessions of the Federal Council
maintaining order during debates in the Federal Council
representing the Federal Council in official ceremonies
signing official documents of the Federal Council
role chair of sessions of the Federal Council
presiding officer of the Federal Council of Austria
representative of the Federal Council in official functions
seat Austrian Parliament Building
Federal Council
surface form: Federal Council chamber
selectionMethod elected by members of the Federal Council

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Federal Council presidingOfficerTitle President of the Federal Council
subject surface form: Federal Council (Austria)
Federal Council Chamber in Parliament Building usedBy President of the Federal Council