Speaker of the National Assembly

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The Speaker of the National Assembly is the presiding officer responsible for overseeing debates, maintaining order, and representing Botswana’s National Assembly in its official functions.

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Label Occurrences
Speaker of the National Assembly canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
associatedWith legislative process in Botswana ⓘ
parliamentary democracy in Botswana ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Legislature of Botswana ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy resolution of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
country Botswana ⓘ
electedBy Members of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
electionMethod election by Members of Parliament ⓘ
ensures impartial conduct of parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
that decorum is maintained in the chamber ⓘ
that members address the chair rather than each other directly ⓘ
that minority and opposition voices are heard according to rules ⓘ
that votes and divisions are conducted according to procedure ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver allocation of speaking time in debates ⓘ
interpretation of standing orders ⓘ
parliamentary discipline in the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
rulings on points of order ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Botswana ⓘ
linked to: Botswana
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Botswana ⓘ
Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
legislativeBody National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
mayCast a casting vote in the event of a tie, according to rules ⓘ
maySuspend Members of Parliament for disorderly conduct ⓘ
mustBe impartial in the chair ⓘ
officeLocation Parliament Buildings, Gaborone ⓘ
oversees administrative arrangements for sittings of the National Assembly ⓘ
the work of the parliamentary secretariat during sittings ⓘ
participatesIn opening of Parliament in Botswana ⓘ
state ceremonies in Botswana ⓘ
presidesOver sittings of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
rankInProtocol senior official in Botswana’s order of precedence ⓘ
represents National Assembly of Botswana in international parliamentary forums ⓘ
National Assembly of Botswana in official functions ⓘ
National Assembly of Botswana in relations with the executive branch ⓘ
responsibleFor enforcing the rules of procedure of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
ensuring that parliamentary debates follow standing orders ⓘ
maintaining order during parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
managing the conduct of Members of Parliament ⓘ
overseeing debates in the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
roleIn Parliament of Botswana ⓘ
style The Honourable Speaker ⓘ
symbolizes authority of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ
termInOffice linked to the life of a Parliament unless removed or replaced ⓘ
typeOf speaker of a unicameral legislature ⓘ
worksWith Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana ⓘ

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

National Assembly of Botswana → hasPresidingOfficerTitle → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ