Speaker of the National Assembly

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The Speaker of the National Assembly is the chief parliamentary officer who presides over debates, maintains order, and represents the legislature in the Zambian political system.

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Label Occurrences
Speaker of the National Assembly canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
parliamentary office ⓘ
political office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Zambia ⓘ
canSuspend members of parliament for disorderly conduct ⓘ
country Zambia ⓘ
electedBy members of the National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
ensures compliance with the Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
observance of the Constitution of Zambia in parliamentary procedure ⓘ
order in parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
guarantees freedom of speech in the National Assembly within the rules ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver parliamentary discipline ⓘ
use of parliamentary facilities ⓘ
hasDeputy Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
Second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Zambia ⓘ
linked to: Zambia
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legislativeBody National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
mediates disputes between members of parliament ⓘ
memberOf leadership of the National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti ⓘ
officeType non-executive ⓘ
oversees administration of the National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
parliamentary committees’ functioning ⓘ
participatesIn state ceremonies ⓘ
presidesOver National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
rankInProtocol senior official in Zambian state hierarchy ⓘ
represents National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
National Assembly of Zambia in international parliamentary forums ⓘ
legislature of Zambia ⓘ
residence Lusaka ⓘ
linked to: Lusaka, Zambia
role announces results of votes ⓘ
calls members to order ⓘ
chief parliamentary officer ⓘ
decides who may speak in debates ⓘ
ensures fair debate ⓘ
ensures observance of parliamentary rules ⓘ
interprets parliamentary standing orders ⓘ
maintains order in the chamber ⓘ
manages proceedings of the National Assembly ⓘ
presides over debates ⓘ
protects the rights of all members of parliament ⓘ
puts questions to a vote ⓘ
represents the legislature ⓘ
seat Parliament Buildings, Lusaka ⓘ
style The Honourable ⓘ

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

National Assembly of Zambia → presidingOfficerTitle → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ