Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania

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The Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania is the presiding officer and highest authority of the country’s unicameral legislature, responsible for overseeing parliamentary debates and procedures.

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Label Occurrences
Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania canonical 8

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
associatedWith Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Tanzania ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy resolution of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
chamberType unicameral legislature ⓘ
country Tanzania ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver admission and conduct of visitors in the chamber ⓘ
allocation of speaking time ⓘ
parliamentary order and discipline ⓘ
rulings on points of order ⓘ
hasDeputy Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
jurisdiction United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania
legalBasis national legislation of Tanzania ⓘ
standing orders of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
legislature National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
mayExercise casting vote in case of a tie ⓘ
mustBe impartial in the conduct of debates ⓘ
officeLocation Parliament of Tanzania buildings in Dodoma ⓘ
reportsTo National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
responsibility announcing results of votes ⓘ
calling and chairing sittings of the National Assembly ⓘ
deciding who may speak in debates ⓘ
ensuring adherence to parliamentary rules ⓘ
ensuring impartial conduct of parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
interpreting parliamentary standing orders ⓘ
maintaining order in the chamber ⓘ
managing the business of the house ⓘ
overseeing parliamentary debates ⓘ
overseeing parliamentary procedures ⓘ
protecting the rights and privileges of Members of Parliament ⓘ
putting questions to a vote ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in its relations with other state organs ⓘ
role highest authority of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
presiding officer of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
selectionMethod election by Members of Parliament ⓘ
symbolizes authority of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
termType fixed term linked to parliamentary term ⓘ

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

National Assembly of Tanzania → hasPart → Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
National Assembly of Tanzania → hasPosition → Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
Parliament of Tanzania complex, Dodoma → usedBy → Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
Clerk of the National Assembly of Tanzania → appointedBy → Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
Clerk of the National Assembly of Tanzania → worksWith → Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania → assistsOffice → Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania → substitutesFor → Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ
Standing Committees of the National Assembly of Tanzania → appointmentBy → Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania ⓘ