President of the Congress of Deputies
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The President of the Congress of Deputies is the presiding officer
of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of Spain's Cortes Generales
. The office was established in 1978 by Article 72, Section 2 of the Spanish Constitution
, which states in part, "The Houses shall choose their respective Presidents...".
The current president, of the IX Legislature, is José Bono
, a Socialist
who represents the electroral district of Toledo
.
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 Congress of Deputies, the lower house of Spain's Cortes Generales
Cortes Generales
The Cortes Generales is the legislature of Spain. It is a bicameral parliament, composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate . The Cortes has power to enact any law and to amend the constitution...
. The office was established in 1978 by Article 72, Section 2 of the Spanish Constitution
Spanish Constitution of 1978
-Structure of the State:The Constitution recognizes the existence of nationalities and regions . Preliminary Title As a result, Spain is now composed entirely of 17 Autonomous Communities and two autonomous cities with varying degrees of autonomy, to the extent that, even though the Constitution...
, which states in part, "The Houses shall choose their respective Presidents...".
The current president, of the IX Legislature, is José Bono
José Bono Martínez
José Bono Martínez is a Spanish politician, born in Salobre, Albacete. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , he is the President of the Congress of Deputies. Before that, he was the Minister of Defence of Spain from April 18, 2004, in the Government chaired by José Luis Rodríguez...
, a Socialist
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
who represents the electroral district of Toledo
Toledo (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Toledo is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the five electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Castilla La Mancha...
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