President of the National Assembly of Serbia Председник Народне скупштине Србијe Predsednik Narodne skupštine Srbije |
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Standard of the President of the National Assembly of Serbia
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Style | Mister/Madam President |
Residence | No official residence |
Seat | House of the National Assembly of Serbia |
Appointer | National Assembly of Serbia |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Miša Anastasijević |
Formation | 30 November 1858 |
The President of the National Assembly of Serbia (Serbian: Председник Народне скупштине Србије / Predsednik Narodne skupštine Srbije) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Serbia. The President's term lasts four years, and is elected by members of each new assembly.
The President of the National Assembly serves as acting President of Serbia if the elected President vacates the office before the expiration of the 5-year presidential term due to death, resignation or removal from office.
According to the article 104 of the Constitution of Serbia:
Traditionally when a new Serbian parliament is formed the eldest deputy opens and leads the first session until a speaker is elected. Since the 2000 parliamentary election these deputies were: