President of the Federal Council (Austria)

The President of the Bundesrat (short: Federal President ) is the chairman of the Austrian Federal Council . The President of the Federal Council in the second half of 2020 will be Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler (ÖVP, Salzburg).

To the title

The chairman of the Federal Council - as the function is called according to the Federal Constitutional Act - has the official title of President of the Federal Council , his deputies have the title of Vice-President of the Federal Council .

selection

The federal states take turns in chairmanship every six months in alphabetical order.

The first member of the Bundesrat in the party that holds the majority of the seats in the respective federal state assumes the role of President of the Bundesrat. Since Lex Kampl came into force on June 25, 2005, the election of another member (from the same party in the same federal state) has been possible by the respective state parliament.

The two deputies are elected by the Federal Council. Together with the President of the Federal Council and at least two secretaries and two stewards, they form the Presidium of the Federal Council.

tasks

The President of the Federal Council has the following tasks:

External representation of the Federal Council
Convening of the Federal Council to meetings
Chairing the meetings (alternating with the two vice-presidents)
Exercise of the right of disposal over the parliamentary premises used by the Federal Council
Chairmanship of the Federal Assembly (alternating with the President of the National Council )

literature

Georg Lienbacher : The President of the Federal Council . In: Georg Lienbacher, Theodor Thanner, Matthias Tschirf, Katharina Weiss (eds.): Jürgen Weiss - A life for state and society. Festschrift for the Vice President of the Federal Council Jürgen Weiss on the occasion of his 60th birthday . Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Graz 2007, ISBN 978-3-7083-0488-5 , p. 171-181 .

Web links

Austrian Parliament

Individual evidence

↑ Article 36. (2) Federal Constitutional Law . The designation of the function can be found in Article 39 (Federal Assembly) Paragraph 1: "The chairmanship is alternately held by the President of the National Council and the Chairman of the Federal Council, for the first time by that one."

[1] Article 36. (2) Federal Constitutional Law . The designation of the function can be found in Article 39 (Federal Assembly) Paragraph 1: "The chairmanship is alternately held by the President of the National Council and the Chairman of the Federal Council, for the first time by that one."