President pro tempore
A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase pro tempore is Latin "for the time being".[1]
In Argentina, a similar role is carried by the Provisional President of the Argentine Senate in the absence of the Vice President of Argentina who is designated, by the 1994 amendment to the 1853 Constitution, as the Senate President.
See also
- President pro tempore of the United States Senate
- President pro tempore of the California State Senate
- President pro tempore of the Kentucky Senate
- President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate
- President pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate
- President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
- President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate
- President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
- President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations
- Speaker Pro Tempore of the Canadian Senate
- Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
References
- ↑ "Pro tempore | Define Pro tempore at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
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