The president of the National Assembly (Serbian: Председник Народне скупштине, romanized: Predsednik Narodne skupštine), formally the president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Председник Народне скупштине Републике Србије, romanized: Predsednik Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije), 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.
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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:
People's Republic of Serbia / Socialist Republic of Serbia
Political party:
KPS / SKS
Republic of Serbia
Political party:
SPS
DSS
GSS
SPO
G17 Plus
SRS
DS
SNS
Timeline
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.
The following deputies have served in this role since the 1990 parliamentary election: