Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
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The Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is a senior parliamentary official who assists and can stand in for the Presiding Officer in chairing debates and overseeing the Parliament’s proceedings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2634737 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Context triple: [Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, subordinateOffice, Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament]
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A.
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is the non-partisan speaker and chief official responsible for chairing parliamentary debates, maintaining order, and representing the Parliament internally and externally.
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B.
Deputy First Minister of Scotland
The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the second-highest-ranking minister in the Scottish Government, acting as the senior deputy to the First Minister and often holding a major cabinet portfolio.
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C.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons is a senior presiding officer who assists and stands in for the Speaker in managing debates and maintaining order in the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber.
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D.
Advocate General for Scotland
The Advocate General for Scotland is a UK government minister who serves as the chief legal adviser to the UK Government on Scots law.
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E.
Deputy Government Whip
The Deputy Government Whip is a parliamentary office in Singapore responsible for assisting in managing the ruling party’s legislative agenda and ensuring party discipline during votes in the Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Target entity description: The Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is a senior parliamentary official who assists and can stand in for the Presiding Officer in chairing debates and overseeing the Parliament’s proceedings.
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A.
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is the non-partisan speaker and chief official responsible for chairing parliamentary debates, maintaining order, and representing the Parliament internally and externally.
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B.
Deputy First Minister of Scotland
The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the second-highest-ranking minister in the Scottish Government, acting as the senior deputy to the First Minister and often holding a major cabinet portfolio.
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C.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons is a senior presiding officer who assists and stands in for the Speaker in managing debates and maintaining order in the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber.
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D.
Advocate General for Scotland
The Advocate General for Scotland is a UK government minister who serves as the chief legal adviser to the UK Government on Scots law.
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E.
Deputy Government Whip
The Deputy Government Whip is a parliamentary office in Singapore responsible for assisting in managing the ruling party’s legislative agenda and ensuring party discipline during votes in the Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
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political position ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ |
| duty |
assists the Presiding Officer in chairing debates
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calls Members of the Scottish Parliament to speak ⓘ can stand in for the Presiding Officer ⓘ decides on the admissibility of certain parliamentary questions when presiding ⓘ ensures standing orders are observed ⓘ maintains order in the chamber when presiding ⓘ may represent the Parliament at official functions in the absence of the Presiding Officer ⓘ oversees parliamentary proceedings ⓘ |
| electedBy | Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| eligibleOfficeHolder | any Member of the Scottish Parliament except Scottish Government ministers ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| governingInstrument | Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.parliament.scot/ ⓘ |
| inception | start of the first session of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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Scottish Parliament Building ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage |
en
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gd ⓘ sco ⓘ |
| numberOfOfficeHoldersSimultaneously | 2 ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Member of the Scottish Parliament
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linked to:
Members of the Scottish Parliament
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| officeType | non-partisan parliamentary role ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| politicalNeutralityRequirement | must act impartially when presiding ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Cabinet Secretary for Parliamentary Business
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First Minister of Scotland ⓘ Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| seat | Holyrood ⓘ |
| style | Deputy Presiding Officer ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
Scottish Parliament Mace
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linked to:
mace of the Scottish Parliament
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| termLength | duration of a session of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Debating Chamber of the Scottish Parliament
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linked to:
Holyrood
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Description of subject: The Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is a senior parliamentary official who assists and can stand in for the Presiding Officer in chairing debates and overseeing the Parliament’s proceedings.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
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subordinateOffice
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Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
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