Speaker of Parliament

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The Speaker of Parliament is the highest-ranking official who presides over and manages the proceedings of Ghana’s Parliament, ensuring order, adherence to rules, and representation of the legislature’s authority.

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Label Occurrences
Speaker of Parliament canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
associatedWith Mace of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Legislature of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Ghana
country Ghana ⓘ
goal to ensure fair and orderly conduct of parliamentary business ⓘ
to safeguard the integrity of parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
jurisdiction certain committees where designated as chair ⓘ
plenary sessions of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
mustBe impartial in the discharge of duties ⓘ
officeLocation Parliament House, Accra ⓘ
participationInDebate does not normally participate in debates ⓘ
positionInHierarchy highest-ranking official of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
power to call Parliament to order ⓘ
to determine the admissibility of motions and questions ⓘ
to discipline members for disorderly conduct ⓘ
to order a member to withdraw from the chamber ⓘ
to rule on points of order ⓘ
to suspend a member under the rules ⓘ
rankInStateProtocol high-ranking official in Ghana’s state protocol ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Ghana as a collective body ⓘ
residenceCountry Ghana ⓘ
responsibility announcing results of votes ⓘ
chairing certain parliamentary committees as required by law ⓘ
ensuring adherence to parliamentary rules and procedures ⓘ
ensuring impartial conduct of parliamentary business ⓘ
interpreting the Standing Orders of Parliament ⓘ
maintaining order in the chamber ⓘ
managing debates in Parliament ⓘ
overseeing administrative functions of Parliament ⓘ
presiding over parliamentary sittings ⓘ
protecting the rights and privileges of Members of Parliament ⓘ
putting questions to vote ⓘ
recognizing members to speak ⓘ
representing the authority of Parliament ⓘ
roleIn Ghanaian constitutional system ⓘ
selectionMethod election by Members of Parliament ⓘ
symbolizes authority of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
independence of the Legislature ⓘ
termRelation serves for the life of a Parliament unless removed or replaced ⓘ
votingRight does not usually vote except in specific circumstances defined by rules ⓘ
worksWith Clerk to Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
Majority Leader of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
Minority Leader of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ

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

Parliament of Ghana → presidingOfficerTitle → Speaker of Parliament ⓘ