President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

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Incumbent: Bogdan Olteanu
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Coat of arms of the Chamber of Deputies


Term length	4 years
Inaugural	Dan Marţian (1990)
Formation	1858 1990
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.

1 Election
2 Role
3 History
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

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

Romania
This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Romania

Constitution Constitution President Traian Băsescu Government Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Cabinet Parliament Senate President Nicolae Văcăroiu Standing Bureau Chamber of Deputies President Bogdan Olteanu Standing Bureau Judiciary High Court of Cassation and Justice Courts in Romania Constitutional Court Ombudsman Judicial reform Military Supreme Council of National Defense Romanian Armed Forces Romanian Air Force Romanian Land Forces Romanian Naval Forces Gendarmerie Political parties Parliamentary parties PNL, PSD, PD-L, PRM, PC, Ethnic minorities' parties (UDMR, FDGR, 16 others) Non-parliamentary parties (not a full list) PNŢ-CD, PER, PV, PIN, PNG, AP Elections 2012 local 2009 presidential 2009 European Parliament 2008 legislative 2008 local 2007 European Parliament 2004 presidential 2004 legislative Administrative divisions Regional level Macroregions Development regions Counties Local level Metropolitan areas Municipalities Sectors Cities Communes Villages Foreign relations European Union NATO Moldova Moldova reunion Russia Embassies
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[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 - present

The Legislative bicomes bicameral again, and the lower house is called English: Chamber of Deputies) (Romanian: Camera Deputaţilor), and is 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-	Bogdan Olteanu	PNL