President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic

President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
Incumbent
Radhamés Camacho
since August 16, 2018
Congress of the Dominican Republic
Chamber of Deputies (Dominican Republic)
Style Mr./Mrs. President
(Informal and within the Chamber)
The Honorable
(Formal)
Type Presiding officer of one chamber in a bicameral legislature
Residence Distrito Nacional
Seat Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Nominator Anyone who is qualified to be a deputy; in practice member of the Chamber and party leadership.
Appointer Chamber of Deputies
Elected by the Chamber, sworn in by the eldest deputy
Term length At the Chamber's pleasure; elected at the start of each session, and upon a vacancy
Constituting instrument Dominican Constitution
Formation November 6, 1844
First holder Manuel María Valencia, 1844
Deputy The President can delegate to the Chamber's Vice President
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The President of the Chamber of Deputies is the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies. The office of President of the Chamber was established in 1844, although the name is not officially mentioned in the first Dominican constitution, Manuel Maria Valencia served as President of the Congress of Deputies who drafted the constitution He or she is simultaneously the Chamber's presiding officer, but not the leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. Presidents also perform various other administrative and procedural functions, and represent their electoral district. Given these several roles and responsibilities, the President of the Chamber usually does not personally preside over debates. That duty is instead delegated to members of the House from the majority party. Neither does he or she regularly participate in floor debates or vote.

The President of the Chamber is the Vice President of the Dominican Republic National Assemble.

The current President of the Chamber is Radhamés Camacho, Deputy at-large. He was elected to the office on August 16, 2018.

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