President of the Chamber of Deputies Directive Board
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The President of the Chamber of Deputies Directive Board (Spanish: Presidente de la mesa directiva de la Cámara de Diputados) is the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
. This position is analogous to the Speaker of the House
in other Legislatures.
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico's bicameral legislature. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.-Composition:The Chamber of Deputies is composed of one federal...
. This position is analogous to the Speaker of the House
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
in other Legislatures.