President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

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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
Succession	Second
Website	www.cdep.ro/presedinte

The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. He (or she) is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, and the third leader of the State.

Contents 1 Election 2 Role 3 History 3.1 1858 - 1947 3.2 1947 - 1989 3.3 1990 - 1992 3.4 1992 - present 4 References

[edit] Election

The President of the Chamber of Deputies is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes from the Deputies. If none of the candidates obtains the necessary votes, the first two compete again, and the one with most of the votes wins.

[edit] Role

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• calls the Senate in session (ordinary or extraordinary)
• presides the Chamber of Deputies meetings
• represents the Chamber of Deputies in the relation with the President, the Chamber of Deputies, the Government, Constitutional Court
• represents the Chamber of Deputies in the foreign relations
• succeeds (ad interim) the President 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. He/she acts as President until a new president is elected.)

[edit] History

[edit] 1858 - 1947

Between 1858 and 1947 the lower house was called English: Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputatilor). From 1946 it was the unicameral Romanian Legislative.

[edit] 1947 - 1989

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

[edit] 1990 - 1992

The Legislative bicomes bicameral again, and the lower house is called English: Assembly of Deputies) (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaţilor), as part of the Constituand assembly (Romanian: Adunarea Constituantǎ), elected together with the Senate to form both the Legislative body and the body elected to write the new Constitution, and is headed by a President.

[edit] 1992 - present

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

Period	Name	Party
1990-1992	Dan Marţian	FSN
1992-1996	Adrian Năstase	FDSN
1996-2000	Ion Diaconescu	PNŢCD
2000-2004	Valer Dorneanu	PDSR
2004-2006	Adrian Năstase	PSD
2006-2008	Bogdan Olteanu	PNL
2008-	Roberta Anastase	PD-L

[edit] References

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