Speaker of the National Assembly

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The Speaker of the National Assembly is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of South Korea’s unicameral legislature, responsible for overseeing parliamentary proceedings and representing the Assembly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
cannot simultaneously serve as a floor leader of a parliamentary negotiation group ⓘ
category Political office-holders in South Korea ⓘ
Speakers of national legislatures ⓘ
city Seoul ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country South Korea ⓘ
governmentBranch Legislative branch of South Korea ⓘ
hasDeputy Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ
isPartOf National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
jurisdiction plenary sessions of the National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Korea ⓘ
National Assembly Act of South Korea ⓘ
legislativeBody National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
nativeLabel 국회의장 ⓘ
nativeLabelLanguage ko ⓘ
numberOfDeputies 2 ⓘ
officeLocation National Assembly complex on Yeouido Island ⓘ
officeType presiding officer of a unicameral legislature ⓘ
officialLanguage Korean ⓘ
politicalStatusDuringTerm expected to maintain political neutrality in presiding over sessions ⓘ
positionHeldIn Government of South Korea ⓘ
precedence ranks after the President of South Korea in state protocol ⓘ
rank highest-ranking official of the National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
reportsTo National Assembly of South Korea as a collective body ⓘ
residence Speaker’s official residence in Seoul ⓘ
role declare the opening and closing of sittings ⓘ
ensure observance of the rules of procedure ⓘ
interpret and apply the National Assembly Act and standing orders ⓘ
maintain order during parliamentary debates ⓘ
manage the agenda of plenary sittings ⓘ
oversee the Secretariat of the National Assembly ⓘ
preside over plenary sessions of the National Assembly ⓘ
put questions to a vote and announce results ⓘ
refer bills and matters to standing committees ⓘ
represent the National Assembly domestically ⓘ
represent the National Assembly in international parliamentary relations ⓘ
represent the National Assembly in relations with the executive branch ⓘ
represent the National Assembly in relations with the judiciary ⓘ
seat National Assembly Building, Seoul ⓘ
selectionMethod election by members of the National Assembly ⓘ
stateHead President of South Korea ⓘ
symbol Emblem of the National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
termLength 2 years ⓘ
termRenewable yes ⓘ

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National Assembly of South Korea → leaderTitle → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ
Heo Jeong → positionHeld → Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea ⓘ
linked to: Speaker of the National Assembly