President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Coat of arms of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent Roberta Anastase since 19 December 2008
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Dan Marţian (1990)
Formation	1858 1990
Website	www.cdep.ro/presedinte

The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania is the deputy elected to preside over the meetings in the lower chamber of the Parliament of Romania. He (or she) is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, and the second person in the presidential line of succession, after the President of the Senate.

Election

The President of the Chamber of Deputies is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes of the deputies. If none of the candidates receives the absolute majority of votes, the first two compete again in a second ballot, and the one with most of the votes wins.

Role

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• calls the Chamber of Deputies into ordinary or extraordinary session
• presides the Chamber's meetings
• represents the Chamber of Deputies in the relation with the President, the Senate, the Government and the Constitutional Court
• represents the Chamber of Deputies in the foreign relations
• succeeds (ad interim) the President of Romania if the President of the Senate cannot do so. (He/she continues to be President of the Chamber of Deputies during the ad-interim presidency of the country and acts as President until a new president is elected.)

History

1858 - 1947

Between 1858 and 1947 the lower house was called Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților). In 1946, the Senate was abolished, and the Parliament became unicameral.

1947 - 1989

The Legislative was called Great National Assembly (Romanian: Marea Adunare Naţională).

1990 - 1992

The Legislative became bicameral again, and the lower house was called again Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaţilor), as part of the Constituent Assembly (Romanian: Adunarea Constituantǎ), elected together with the Senate to form both the Legislative body and the body elected to write the new Constitution. The Assembly was headed by an elected President.

1992 - present

After the Constitution was voted, the Assembly changed the name in Chamber of Deputies (Romanian: Camera Deputaţilor), headed by a President.

References

• (Romanian) President's page on the Chamber of deputies website

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