Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe

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The Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe is the presiding officer and principal authority of the country’s lower house of Parliament, responsible for overseeing legislative debates, maintaining order, and representing the Assembly in its relations with other branches of government.

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Label Occurrences
Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe canonical 11

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
associatedWith Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Zimbabwe ⓘ
category Government of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Speakers of national legislatures ⓘ
chamber lower house of the Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Zimbabwe ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwe
legislativeBody National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Cyril Ndebele ⓘ
Didymus Mutasa ⓘ
linked to: Simon Muzenda

Edna Madzongwe ⓘ
Emmerson Mnangagwa ⓘ
Jacob Mudenda ⓘ
officeLocation Parliament Building, Harare ⓘ
parliament Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
power may cast a deciding vote in the event of a tie, according to parliamentary rules ⓘ
may decide on the admissibility of motions and questions ⓘ
may order a member to withdraw from the chamber for disorderly conduct ⓘ
may suspend a sitting of the National Assembly ⓘ
relatedInstitution Clerk of Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
relatedPosition President of the Senate of Zimbabwe ⓘ
reportsTo National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
responsibility announcing results of votes ⓘ
calling members to speak during debates ⓘ
disciplining members who breach parliamentary rules ⓘ
protecting the rights and privileges of all members of the National Assembly ⓘ
putting questions to a vote ⓘ
ruling on points of order ⓘ
upholding the independence and dignity of the National Assembly ⓘ
role ensures that parliamentary business is conducted in accordance with the Standing Orders ⓘ
interprets and enforces the rules of procedure of the National Assembly ⓘ
maintains order during sittings of the National Assembly ⓘ
oversees legislative debates in the National Assembly ⓘ
presiding officer of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
principal authority of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
represents the National Assembly in its relations with external parliamentary bodies ⓘ
represents the National Assembly in its relations with the executive branch ⓘ
represents the National Assembly in its relations with the judiciary ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by members of the National Assembly ⓘ
style Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mr Speaker ⓘ
linked to: Mister Speaker
symbol Speaker’s chair in the National Assembly chamber ⓘ
Speaker’s mace of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of the Senate of Zimbabwe → comparedWith → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
subject linked to: President of the Senate
Jacob Mudenda → positionHeld → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Deputy President of the Senate of Zimbabwe → relatedPosition → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Speaker’s mace of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe → associatedWithOffice → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
President of the Senate of Zimbabwe → relatedPosition → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Clerk of Parliament of Zimbabwe → advises → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Clerk of Parliament of Zimbabwe → worksWith → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Clerk of Parliament of Zimbabwe → reportsTo → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Cyril Ndebele → positionHeld → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe → assists → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe → subordinateTo → Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ