President of the Hamburg Parliament

President of the Hamburg Parliament ; Präsident der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft
	Large coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
	Incumbent; Carola Veit; since 23 March 2011
Style	His/Her President
Residence	Hamburger Rathaus (Hamburg)
Appointer	Hamburg Parliament
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Hamburg
Formation	6 December 1859
First holder	Johannes Versmann
Website	English version of the website of the Hamburg Parliament: www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.com

The President of the Hamburg Parliament (German: Präsident der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft) presides over the sessions of the Bürgerschaft, the parliament of Hamburg, with functions similar to that of a speaker in other countries. In the Hamburg order of precedence, his office is ranked first before the first Mayor. The current President of the Bürgerschaft is Carola Veit.

Election and Customs

The President of the Hamburg Parliament is elected during the constituent session of each election period after the election by all members of the Bürgerschaft. The president has to be a member. Until the election of the president, the session is chaired by the Father of the House, the so-called "Alterspräsident", the oldest member of the Bürgerschaft.

Usually, the President of the Bürgerschaft is a member of the largest parliamentary group.

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