Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe

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The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe is a senior parliamentary official who assists in presiding over the lower house, ensuring legislative procedures are followed and standing in for the Speaker when necessary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
actsAs presiding officer of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
actsInPlaceOf Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
assists Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
belongsTo national-level offices in Zimbabwe ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy vote of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
category Legislative deputy speakers ⓘ
Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Politics of Zimbabwe ⓘ
chamber National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of Zimbabwe ⓘ
hasCounterpartOffice Deputy President of the Senate of Zimbabwe ⓘ
hasHigherRankThan ordinary members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
jurisdiction Zimbabwe ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Ndebele ⓘ
Shona ⓘ
legalFramework Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Harare ⓘ
officeCreatedIn Constitutional framework after independence of Zimbabwe ⓘ
officeHoldersMustBe members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
officeType deputy presiding officer ⓘ
partOf National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
positionInHierarchy second-highest presiding officer of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
presidesOver sittings of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
residence Harare ⓘ
responsibility calling members to speak during debates ⓘ
ensuring observance of rules of procedure ⓘ
interpreting and applying the Standing Orders when presiding ⓘ
overseeing some administrative functions of the National Assembly ⓘ
protecting the rights of all members during proceedings ⓘ
putting questions to a vote in the National Assembly ⓘ
role assists in presiding over debates ⓘ
ensures legislative procedures are followed ⓘ
maintains order in the chamber when presiding ⓘ
may chair committees of the whole House ⓘ
stands in for the Speaker when the Speaker is absent ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority internal proceedings of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by members of the National Assembly ⓘ
styleOfAddress Madam Deputy Speaker ⓘ
Mr Deputy Speaker ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Deputy Speaker
subordinateTo Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
termLength linked to the life of the National Assembly ⓘ

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Deputy President of the Senate of Zimbabwe → relatedPosition → Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ