President of the Bundestag | |
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Präsidentin des Deutschen Bundestages | |
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since 26 October 2021 | |
Presidium of the Bundestag | |
Style | Madam President (when addressed in the Bundestag) |
Type | Presiding officer |
Seat | Reichstag building, Berlin |
Nominator | Political parties |
Appointer | Bundestag traditionally appointing nominee of the largest party |
Term length | Contemporaneous to legislative period |
Constituting instrument | German Basic Law |
Precursor | President of the Reichstag |
Formation | 7 September 1949 |
First holder | Erich Köhler |
Deputy | Vice Presidents of the Bundestag |
Website | www.bundestag.de |
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The president of the Bundestag (German: Präsidentin des Deutschen Bundestages or Bundestagspräsidentin; Präsident when the office is held by a man) presides over the sessions of the Bundestag, the federal parliament of Germany, with functions similar to that of a speaker in other countries. In the German order of precedence, the office is ranked second after the president and before the chancellor.
The current office-holder is Bärbel Bas (SPD), who was elected during the first session of the 20th Bundestag on 26 October 2021.
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