President of the National Assembly of Serbia

The president of the National Assembly (), formally the president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (), is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Serbia. The president represents the National Assembly and is elected by members of each new assembly for a term lasting four years.

The president of the National Assembly serves as acting president of Serbia if the elected president vacates the office before the expiration of the 5-year presidential term due to death, resignation or removal from office.

Duties and competences

According to the Article 104 of the Constitution of Serbia:

• The National Assembly, by a majority vote of all deputies, elect the president and one or more vice presidents of the National Assembly.
• President of the National Assembly represents the National Assembly, convenes its meetings, presides over them, and perform other duties stipulated by the Constitution, laws, and the Rules of procedure of the National Assembly.

List of presidents

Source:

Principality of Serbia

Kingdom of Serbia

People's Republic of Serbia / Socialist Republic of Serbia

Political party:

Republic of Serbia

Political party:

Timeline

1945–present

Fathers of the House

Traditionally, the first sitting of the newly-elected assembly is chaired by the oldest deputy, function similar to the father of the house in common-law countries. The oldest deputy presides over the first sitting until the new president of the National Assembly is elected.

Since the 2000 parliamentary election these deputies were:

See also

• President of Serbia
• Prime Minister of Serbia

Notes

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