Landtag of South Tyrol
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The Landtag of South Tyrol is the provincial parliament
of the autonomous province of South Tyrol
in northeast Italy.
As a legislature
it is responsible for passing laws at the provincial level and enact the budget. Its most important function is to elect and control the government of South Tyrol
. The president (speaker
) of the Landtag since 2011 is Mauro Minniti from the The People of Freedom
party.
The functions of the Landtag were established in the autonomy agreement of 1971/72.
The seat of the Landtag is in the capital city of Bolzano.
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
of the autonomous province of South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
in northeast Italy.
As a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
it is responsible for passing laws at the provincial level and enact the budget. Its most important function is to elect and control the government of South Tyrol
Government of South Tyrol
The Government of South Tyrol The Government of South Tyrol The Government of South Tyrol ( is responsible for the governance of the autonomous province of South Tyrol.The government is headed by a governor . This position has been held by Luis Durnwalder since 1989....
. The president (speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
) of the Landtag since 2011 is Mauro Minniti from the The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
party.
The functions of the Landtag were established in the autonomy agreement of 1971/72.
The seat of the Landtag is in the capital city of Bolzano.