President of the Hamburg Parliament

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.

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
StyleHis/Her President
ResidenceHamburger Rathaus (Hamburg)
AppointerHamburg Parliament
Term lengthFive years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Hamburg
Formation6 December 1859
First holderJohannes Versmann
WebsiteEnglish version of the website of the Hamburg Parliament: www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.com

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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