text color white name Senate of Canada br S nat du Canada native name transcription name legislature ... of Canada Conservative election1 February 8, 2006 leader2 type Leader of the Government in the SenateCanada Leader of the Government in the Senate leader2 Marjory LeBreton party2 Conservative Party of Canada Conservative election2 February 6, 2006 leader3 type Leader of the Opposition in the SenateCanada Leader of the Opposition in the Senate leader3 Jim Cowan party3 Liberal Party of Canada ... alt Current Structure of the Senate political groups1 legend 6495ED Conservative Party of Canada ... The Senate of Canada lang fr link no S nat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada , along ... by the Governor General of Canada Governor General . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed ... of the Arms of Canada Royal Arms of Canada representing the Queen herself, in whose name the Senate ... title Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of CanadaSenate of Canada publisher Queen s Printer for Canada accessdate August 8, 2010 ref Senators Image CAsenate.jpg left thumb 250px The Senate Chamber ... of Canada constitution , each province or territory is entitled to a specific number of Senate seats ... of Canada and at least thirty years of age to be eligible for appointment to the Senate. Senators ... title Canada s Upper House Do We Need the Senate? Constitutional Origins month April year 1998 publisher ... and be a Member of the Senate and a Senator. In Edwards v. Canada Attorney General commonly known ... Canada leader of the opposition in the Senate , who is selected by his or her counterpart in the House ... Rod of the Senate of Canada usher of the black rod , whose duties include the maintenance of order ... Services. Procedure Image Canadasenate chairs.jpg thumb right 240px The throne and chair in the background ... King of Canada , and his consort, Elizabeth Bowes Lyon Elizabeth , occupy the thrones in the Senate ... 1990s was one of those periods. During this period the Senate opposed legislation on issues such as the Canada ... more details
politics In Canada , the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Senate lang fr Chef de l opposition au S nat is the leader of the largest party in the Canadian SenateSenate not in government. Because the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate is the leader of the caucus, the position is more analogous to the Leader of the Opposition Canada Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons than ... in the Senate was a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Progressive Conservative despite ... in the SenateCanada Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons Canada Leader of the Opposition Canada References refimprove date October 2008 The Senate of Canada Fact Sheets Key Roles in the Senate ... Senate Factsheets leadership e.htm Category Leaders of the Opposition Canada Category Westminster ...Infobox Political post post Leader of the Official Opposition in the Senate body insignia insigniasize ... in the House of Commons including day to day scheduling of business are undertaken in the Senate by Government and Opposition deputy leaders and Opposition whips. ref http www.parl.gc.ca About Senate Factsheets leadership e.htm ref The current Leader of the Opposition in the Senate is Liberal Senator ... ies form government, the size of party caucus es in the Senate bear no relation to which party forms the government side in the Senate and which party forms the opposition. Thus, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate may lead more Senators than the Leader of the Government in the SenateCanada Leader of the Government in the Senate . Since, normally senators have longer tenure than MPs, this is often ... more people from their party. The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate is not necessarily from .... The Official Opposition in the Commons Bloc Qu b cois , Reform Party of Canada Reform , Canadian Alliance did not have Senate representation. This scenario repeated itself following the results of the Canadian federal election, 2011 2011 election that saw the Liberal Party of Canada Liberal Party ... more details
s Privy Council for Canada termlength formation succession inaugural Joseph Cauchon website Canadian politics The Speaker of the Senate of Canada lang fr Pr sident du S nat du Canada is the presiding officer of the Senate of Canada . The speaker represents the Senate at official functions , rules .... Decisions from the chair remain subject to appeals from the Senate. Canada has more recently departed ... Council of the Province of Canada . Role of the speakership The Speaker of the Senate is historically ... amendments to the standing orders and guidelines that govern the Canadian SenateSenate of Canada ... of the Senate Image Canadasenate chairs.jpg thumb right 250px The Speaker of the Senate occupies the chair ... E Speakers of the Senate Official site, maintained by the Government of Canada . Speakers of the Canadian Senate Category Speakers of the Senate of Canada Category Westminster system Canada Category Government of Canada Category Legislative speakers Canada, Senate fr Pr sident du S nat du Canada ...Infobox Political post post Speaker of the Canadian Senate body insignia insigniasize insigniacaption ... Honourable No l Kinsella , a Conservative Party of Canada Conservative Canadian Senator Senator representing the province of New Brunswick . Appointment and precedence The Speaker of the Senate is appointed by the Governor General of Canada governor general , on behalf of the monarch, and on the advice of the Queen s Privy Council for Canada . By convention, however, this advice is generally expressed exclusively by the Prime Minister of Canada prime minister . The Speaker of the Senate takes precedence only after Queen of Canada the queen , the Governor General of Canada governor general , other members of the Monarchy of Canada Canadian Royal Family royal family , former governors general and their spouses, the Prime Minister of Canada prime minister , former prime ministers, and the Chief Justice of Canada chief justice on the Canadian Order of Precedence order of precedence and, therefore ... more details
Infobox minister office border federal canada minister not prime office Leader of the Government in the Senate ... for Canada PC appointed by Micha lle Jean governor Governor General of Canada first minister Paul Joseph James Martin date 1 April 1969 Politics of Canada The Leader of the Government in the Senate lang ... benches is the Leader of the Opposition in the SenateCanada Leader of the Opposition in the Senate . The Leader of the Government in the Senate is selected by the Prime Minister. History Early Canadian cabinets included several senators who would be answerable to the Senate for government actions. In the nineteenth century, it was not considered unusual for a senator to be Prime Minister of Canada ... Canada Opposition on all matters concerning Senate activities Working with the Leader of the Government ... LeBreton Leaders of the Government in the Senate Key br legend Liberal Party of Canada meta ... information about people Senate leaders officers leader gov e.htm Parliament of Canada biography ... of the Government in the Senate website See also Leader of the Opposition in the SenateCanada ... Senate and is chiefly responsible for promoting and defending the government s program ... from the Senate. Abbott and Bowell both found it difficult to lead the government from the Senate, however, and over time, the perceived legitimacy of the Senate declined. As time progressed, it became ... as Government Leader in the Senate. There has only been one Leader of the Government in the Senate ..., the position of Leader of the Government in the Senate became an official cabinet position in its own right with the appointment of Paul Joseph James Martin Paul Martin, Sr. father of Canada ... region or province, e.g., when the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Progressive Conservative ... Party of Canada Liberal Party formed the government under the leadership of Pierre Trudeau in 1980. However, it is usually the case that the Leader of the Government in the Senate is the sole senator ... more details
The Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada often shortened to Black Rod is the most senior protocol position in the Parliament of Canada . The office is modelled on the Black Rod Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod of the House of Lords of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Black Rod leads the Speaker of the Canadian Senate Speaker s Parade at the beginning of each sitting of the Senate of CanadaSenate ref cite web url http www.parl.gc.ca information about process Senate SpeakerParade SpeakerParade e.htm title The Senate Speaker s Parade publisher Parliament of Canada accessdate 2009 01 26 ref and oversees protocol, administrative and logistical details of important events taking place on Parliament Hill , such as the opening of Parliament and Speech from the Throne ceremonies. ref cite news title Ushered out url http www.cbc.ca news canada politicalbytes 2008 01 post 16.html work Political Bytes publisher CBC News CBC date 2008 01 18 accessdate 2008 01 24 ref ref cite journal url http www.gazette.gc.ca rp pr p1 2008 2008 01 12 pdf g1 14202.pdf title Notice of Vacancy, Usher of the Black Rod date 2008 01 12 journal Canada Gazette Part I volume 142 issue 2 ref Upon the appointment of the first woman to the position of Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod on October 20, 1997, the title was changed to Usher of the Black Rod . ref cite web url http www2.parl.gc.ca parlinfo compilations OfficersAndOfficials ProceduralOfficersAndSeniorOfficials Senate.aspx title Officers and Officials of Parliament accessdate 2008 01 24 ref Kevin S. MacLeod , Royal Victorian Order CVO , Canadian Forces Decoration CD , Chief of Protocol in the Department of Canadian Heritage, was appointed Black Rod on March 27, 2008 effective May 26, 2008. ref cite web url http pm.gc.ca eng media.asp?category ... links http www.parl.gc.ca information about people senate leaders officers BlackRod e.htm The Canadian Parliament s information about Black Rod Category Ceremonial officers in Canada ... more details
pjq001 ref leader title1 Monarchy of Canada Monarch leader name1 Elizabeth II leader title2 Governor General of Canada Governor General leader name2 David Johnston leader title3 Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister leader name3 Stephen Harper legislature Parliament of Canada Parliament upper house Senate of CanadaSenate lower house Canadian House of Commons House of Commons sovereignty type Canadian ...Other uses Use mdy dates date May 2011 pp semi indef pp move indef Infobox country native name Canada common name Canada image flag Flag of Canada.svg alt flag Vertical triband red, white, red with a red ... br From Sea to Sea small national anthem O Canada royal anthem God Save the Queen ref cite web url ... Kallmann first Helmut work Encyclopedia of Music in Canada title National and royal anthems editor ... TCE&Params U1ARTU0002533 accessdate 2011 05 23 ref image map Canada orthographic projection .svg alt map Projection of North America with Canada in green map width 220px capital Ottawa latd 45 latm ... December 11, 1931 established event3 Canada Act 1982 Canada Act established date3 April 17, 1982 area ... CanPopCommas ref cite web url http www.statcan.gc.ca pub 82 003 x pop pop h clock eng.htm title Canada s population clock publisher Statistics Canada this automatically updates ONCE per day at 00 00 ..., for Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2001 censuses 100 data date 2010 01 06 publisher Statistics Canada accessdate 2011 09 04 ref population census year 2006 population density km2 3.41 population ... 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr1.x 94&pr1.y 17 title Canada publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate ... code Telephone numbers in Canada 1 footnotes big Portal CanadaCanada portal big Canada IPAc en icon k n d is a North America n country consisting of Provinces and territories of Canada ... . Spanning over 9.9 million square kilometres, Canada is List of countries and outlying territories by total area the world s second largest country by total area , and its Canada United States border ... more details
About the Quebec provincial party other uses Canada Party The CANADA Party was an official political party in the province of Quebec from 1994 to 1998. It was founded on Canada Day 1994 by federalist Tony Kondaks , former top aide to Equality Party Quebec Equality Party leader Robert Libman ref Le Devoir June 28th 1994 Le Parti Canada du Qu bec, vous dites? ref Its name was initially called the Canada Party of Quebec Parti Canada du Qu bec but due to confusion with the federal Canada Party , changed its name to CANADA with all capital letters and an exclamation and the imminence of a referendum on Province of Quebec Quebec s independence, the main platform of the CANADA Party was to guarantee that any riding that elected one of its candidates would stay in Canada even if Province of Quebec Quebec voted in favour of sovereignty in the 1995 referendum . Kondaks had Devoir July 29, 1994 Pierre F. C t aux trousses du Parti Canada ref See also col begin col 2 Equality Party Quebec Equality Party National Assembly of Quebec col 2 Politics of Quebec Timeline of Quebec history References Reflist External links http www.assnat.qc.ca fra patrimoine National Assembly historical information http www.quebecpolitique.com La Politique qu b coise sur le Web DEFAULTSORT Canada Category Provincial political parties in Quebec Category Political parties established in 1994 Category Political parties disestablished in 1998 Category Defunct political parties in Canada Quebec politician stub ... more details
Independent baseball team name Canada A s founded 2009 city Palm Springs, California logo Canada A s Main Logo.png caplogo current league California Winter League 2010 California Winter League current division past league Arizona Winter League currentname Canada A s 2010 future pastnames Team Canada 2009 colors Crimson & White br color box crimson color box white ballpark Palm Springs Stadium pastparks Desert Sun Stadium leaguechamps 0 divisionchamps 0 owner California Winter League 2010 California Winter League manager TBA gm TBA media http www.mydesert.com The Desert Sun newspaper br http www.newstalk920.com KPSI AM 920 Radio br http www.krpbroadcasting.com KRP Broadcasting internet website http www.californiawinterleague.com www.californiawinterleague.com The Canada A s are a future independent professional baseball team representing Canada that will be based in Palm Springs, California as a part of the new California Winter League 2010 California Winter League . They will play their games in a short season schedule from January to February at Palm Springs Stadium along with the Palm Springs Chill , Coachella Valley Snowbirds and Palm Desert Coyotes . They started as Team Canada Arizona Winter League Team Canada in the rival Arizona Winter League , a short season instructional winter league affiliated with the Golden Baseball League and played in the International Division. But they were reported to have left the AWL and joined the CWL as the Canada A s. Year By Year Records Arizona Winter League class wikitable bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 Season bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 W bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 L bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 Win bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 Place bgcolor DDDDFF width 10 Playoff align center 2009 8 12 .400 3rd, International Division Did not qualify. California Winter League class wikitable bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 Season bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 W bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 L bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 Win bgcolor DDDDFF width 5 Place bgcolor DDDDFF width 10 Playoff align center ... more details
For an overview of all Senate leaders President of the Senate Speaker of the Senate is a title given to the Speaker politics presiding officer of the Senate in a small number of jurisdictions and mainly amongst English speaking countries. Image Canadasenate chairs.jpg thumb right Senate of Canada The Speaker of the Senate occupies the chair in front of the thrones. The Speaker of the Canadian Senate presides over the Senate of Canada . The U.S. state of Tennessee has a Speaker of the Senate who presides over the Tennessee Senate upper house of the State Legislature . The U.S. state of Kentucky formerly had a Speaker of the Senate under a prior constitution the office was briefly of significant importance during the American Civil War Civil War due to the death of Linn Boyd who was then Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky . The U.S. state of Illinois also had a Speaker of the Illinois SenateSenate under its first two constitutions it now has a President of the Illinois Senate President of the Senate . Speaker William Lee D. Ewing briefly served as Governor of Illinois in 1834 when the positions of governor and lieutenant governor both became vacant. The Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland is now a defunct office. In the Republic of Ireland , the Cathaoirleach is the speaker of the Seanad ireann . See also Chairman of the Senate Pakistan Marshal of the Senate Poland disambiguation DEFAULTSORT Speaker Of The Senate Category Government Category Government of Canada Category American political terms Category Legislative speakers ... more details
Multiple issues wikify December 2010 context October 2009 Founded in 1952 in Melbourne, Australia, the JCI Senate is an international organization of men and women who have received special recognition from their local Junior Chamber International Junior Chamber of Commerce Jaycee chapters. ref http www.jcaustralia.org index.php?section about us&id 283 JCI Australia History of the Senatorship ref Individuals who have been in the Jaycee organization for at least 5 years ref http www.usjaycees.org Forms Honors&Recognition SenateApplication.pdf US Jaycees Senate Application ref and who have applied their leadership skills to growing and improving the organization may be awarded a Senatorship in Junior Chamber International JCI , bearing a unique number. The award confers lifetime membership in JCI, although most National Organization Members and, in the United States, State Organization Members, require a member to pay dues to that organization in order to vote at meetings or to hold office. Most countries around the world with a Junior Chamber of Commerce also have an affiliated JCI Senate organization. References references External links Primary sources date January 2007 http www.senator.dk 37801 JCI Senate B2B http www.jcisenatebelgium.be JCI Senate Belgium http www.canadajcisenate.com JCI Senate Canada http www.senator.dk JCI Senate Denmark http www.jcisenate.com JCI Senate Europe http www.wjdsenatoren.de JCI Senate Germany http www.britishsenate.org.uk JCI Senate Great Britain http www.jci senate malaysia.org JCI Senate Malaysia http jci.org.mx JCI Senate Mexico http www.jcisenatemonaco.asso.mc JCI Senate Monaco http www.jcs senat.ch JCI Senate Switzerland http www.usjcisenate.org JCI Senate United States XOOPS site majority of site viewable by registered users only http www.newyorkjcisenate.org New York State JCI Senate DEFAULTSORT Jci Senate Category 1952 establishments Category Junior Chamber International Australia gov stub ... more details
Rglement Bot generated title ref Canada While the Speaker of the Canadian Senate , who serves as the presiding officer of the Senate of Canada , is not described as a president in English, the position ...The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate , and is the Speaker politics speaker of other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction s order of succession succession for its top executive office for example, the President of the Senate ... of the French SenateSenate President is first in line to succeed to the President of France Presidential powers and duties . Antigua and Barbuda The Senate of Antigua and Barbuda elects a President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda President and Vice President , for a five year period ... incumbents are Hazelyn Francis and McKenzie Morris Frank . Argentina The Argentine Senate ... of Argentina Constitution , Art. 57 . The Vice President may only cast a vote to break a tied Senate vote. Australia main President of the Australian Senate The President of the Australian Senate is a senator, traditionally a member of the governing party or coalition, elected by the Senate at the begenning ... http www.aph.gov.au senate pubs briefs brief06.htm publisher Parliament of Australia title The President of the Senate accessdate 24 February 2011 month October year 2009 ref The current president is John ... 2008. Barbados main List of Presidents of the Senate of Barbados At the start of every parliamentary session, the Senate of Barbados elects a President of the Senate of Barbados President and a Vice President of the Senate of Barbados Vice President , neither of whom may be ministers or parliamentary ... were held by Sir Fred Gollop and Dame Patricia Symmonds . Belgium main Belgian Senate Officers See also List of Presidents of the Belgian Senate The presiding officer of the Belgian Senate is elected by the senators at the beginning of each parliamentary term. The President of the Senate is customarily ... more details
of Lords , as the Senate of Canada Canadian Senate was, the Australian Senate was in part modelled after the United States Senate , by giving equal representation to each state. The Constitution intended ... Australian Senator Nick Xenophon . The Australian Senate serves as a model for some politicians in Canada, particularly in the Western provinces, who wish to reform the Senate of Canada Canadian Senate ... pops pop39 c02.pdf Senate Envy Why Western Canada Wants What Australia Has , Senate Envy and Other ... Senate coa pic coa pic session room Senate, Parliament House, Canberra.JPG house type Upper house leader1 type President of the Australian Senate President of the Senate leader1 John Hogg party1 Australian Labor Party Labor election1 26 August 2008 members 76 structure1 Australian Senate July 2011 Rect.svg structure1 res 250px structure1 alt Current Structure of the Senate political groups1 ... website http www.aph.gov.au Senate index.htm Senate Politics of Australia sidebar The Senate is the upper ... power is conferred upon the Senate by the Constitution of Australia Australian Constitution , including ... , is the 43rd Federal Parliament since Federation. In the 76 seat Senate, where no party tends ... Senate Doorway.jpg right thumb 280px Entrance to the Senate File AustSenate.jpg right thumb 280px High resolution image of the Senate chamber The Constitution of Australia Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act Imp. of 1900 established the Senate as part of the new system of British Dominions ... Senate exhibits distinctive characteristics. Unlike upper houses in other Westminster system governments, the Senate is not a vestigial body with limited legislative power. Rather it was intended ... equal legislative power. As with most upper chambers in bicameral parliament s, the Senate cannot introduce ... the Senate and House of Representatives is in part due to the age of the Australian constitution ... as at the time . The smaller states also desired strong powers for the Senate as a way of ensuring ... more details
Senate House is a term frequently used to describe the main administrative building of a university. Buildings called Senate House include Senate House University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge Senate House University of London of the University of London Senate House University of Madras of the University of Madras Senate House University of Peradeniya of the University of Peradeniya Senate House State Historic Site , in Kingston, New York, where the state of New York was established in 1777. disambig fr Senate House ... more details
Current , Canada . Demographics Prior to January 1, 1994, Senate was incorporated as a village , and was restructured ... for most of the time between 1916 to 1983 in the tiny community, named after federal Senate of Canada ...other uses Senate Infobox settlement See Template Infobox Settlement for additional fields that may be available ... name Senate, Saskatchewan at least one of the first two fields must be filled in official name other ... Location of Senate in Saskatchewan latd 49.261 longd 109.808 pushpin label position none pushpin mapsize 200 mapsize map caption Location of Senate, Saskatchewan image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image ... name Canada subdivision type1 Provinces and territories of Canada Province subdivision name1 Saskatchewan subdivision type2 List of regions of Canada Region subdivision name2 Southwest Saskatchewan ... 7601.cfm accessdate ref ref Citation last Commissioner of Canada Elections first Chief Electoral Officer of Canada author link last2 first2 author2 link title Elections Canada On line date year 2005 url http www.elections.ca home.asp accessdate ref Infobox ends Senate was once a small Hamlet place hamlet in Reno No. 51, Saskatchewan Reno Rural Municipality No. 51 , Saskatchewan , Canada ... div munadvisory munchanges restructvillages.html archivedate March 25, 2008 ref canada census 2006 population ... Paul was two, and his father soon purchased a convenience store and gas station. Senate s population ..., Senate even had its own train ticket agent. The west had just been opened up to waves of European ... for Senate and several others along Highway 13, or what is now know today as the Red Coat Trail . During Senate s best years, the hamlet boasted two elevators, a five room hotel and restaurant, blacksmith shop, lumberyard and Kalmring s general store and gas station . For leisure, the citizens of Senate ... other locales along southwest Saskatchewan, Senate s fortunes declined after the 1940s. Regional farm consolidation, drought and rural depopulation ended all hope for any lasting life at Senate. By the early ... more details
Conscience of the Senate was the nickname of Philip A. Hart . Philip Hart The Conscience of the Senate ISBN 978 0870134074 is a biography of Philip A. Hart by Michael O Brien writer disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Senate Document often abbreviated as S. Doc. is an official document produced by the US Senate , for example the results of the Lodge committee . Category United States Senate Category Official documents of the United States US Congress stub ... more details
The Senate Square can refer to several squares depending on the city Helsinki Senate Square , a square in Helsinki, Finland The Saint Petersburg Senate Square , a square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, formerly known as Decembrists Square The Largo do Senado , in Macau, China disambig ru ... more details
unreferenced date October 2011 File Bremen rathaus.jpg thumb Seat of the Senate of Bremen The Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the government of the city state of Bremen state Bremen the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen . The Senate Alternative meanings senate has existed since medi val times. The senate is headed by a President, who also holds the title of Mayor. The President s deputy also holds the title Mayor. The position of President of the Senate corresponds to the position of Prime Minister in most other states of Germany , while the senators are cabinet government cabinet members similarly to ministers in other states. Since 2005, Jens B hrnsen has served as President of the Senate and Mayor. See also List of mayors of Bremen Category Politics of Bremen de Senat der Freien Hansestadt Bremen nl Senaat Bremen nds Bremer Senat ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of Mauritania The Parliament of Mauritania Parliament Barlamane Parlement has two bicameralism chambers . The upper house is the Senate Majlis al Shuyukh S nat . The Senate has 56 members, 53 members elected for a six year term by municipal councillors with one third renewed every two years and 3 members elected by Mauritanians abroad. Latest election Mauritanian Senate election, 2007 See also List of Presidents of the Senate of Mauritania National upper houses DEFAULTSORT Senate Of Mauritania Category National upper houses Mauritania Category Government of Mauritania Legislature stub Mauritania stub pl Senat Mauretania ... more details
Politics of Lesotho The Senate of Lesotho is the upper chamber of the country s bicameral Parliament of Lesotho Parliament . The current Senate has a total of 33 members. 22 are hereditary Principal chiefs and 11 are nominated by the List of Kings of Lesotho King . Members serve five year terms. Morena Letapata Makhaola is the current president of the Senate. He succeeded Chief Sempe Lejaha . See also National Assembly of Lesotho the lower chamber of Parliament History of Lesotho Legislative branch List of national legislatures List of Presidents of the Senate of Lesotho External links http www.parliament.ls senateSenate of Lesotho Official site Category Government of Lesotho Category National upper houses Lesotho Lesotho stub Legislature stub National upper houses fr S nat Lesotho lt Lesoto Senatas pl Senat Lesotho ... more details
Politics of Rwanda The Parliament of Rwanda Inteko Ishinga Amategeko or Parlement has two bicameralism chambers . The upper house is the Senate Umutwe wa Sena or S nat . The Senate has 26 members elected or appointed for an eight year term 12 elected by provincial and sectoral councils, 8 appointed by the president to ensure the representation of historically marginalized communities, 4 by the Forum of political formations and 2 elected by the staff of the universities. Additionally former presidents can request to become a member of the senate. Dr Jean Damascene NTAWUKULIRYAYO is the current President of the Senate from October 10, 2011. ref Official website of the Senate of Rwanda ref References reflist http www.parliament.gov.rw parliament default.aspx External links http www.rwandaparliament.gov.rw SE index uk.htm Senate of Rwanda National upper houses Rwanda topics Category Parliament of Rwanda Category Government of Rwanda Category National upper houses Rwanda Rwanda stub legislature stub fr S nat Rwanda ... more details
Infobox Legislature background color 8B0000 text color FFFFFF name The Honourable the Senate of Barbados in Parliament assembled coa pic coa alt coa res 110px session room Senate of Barbados session TV.jpg ... wooden chairs. house type Upper House leader1 type President of the Senate of Barbados President of the Senate leader1 Branford M. Taitt Branford Taitt party1 Democratic Labour Party Barbados DLP election1 TBD leader2 type Deputy President of the Senate of Barbados Deputy President leader2 Kerryann ... Party Barbados Labour Party BLP br 7 non affiliated peers meeting place Senate of Barbados chamber ... the senate.php Politics of Barbados The Senate is the name given to the Upper House of the bicameral legislature the Parliament of Barbados Parliament of Barbados . The Senate ... General . The Senate was established in 1964 to replace a prior body known as the Legislative Council of Barbados Legislative Council . Besides creating and reviewing Barbadian legislation, the Senate ... Lower House . One main constraint on the Senate is that it cannot author monetary or budget related bills. Most of the non political appointees to the Senate have been selected by the Governor General from civil society organisations, labour collectives and public associations in Barbados. The Senate ... of the Prime Minister, and HM s Loyal Opposition. ref cite web title The Senate work The Parliament ... 2 June 2010 ref Similar to the House of Assembly chamber the term of the Senate is five years. ref ... of Members of the Senate of Barbados 21 Barbadian Senators are technically nominated by the Queen, but this duty ... terms. The Senate is dissolved along with the House of Assembly before each election. Powers Both the Senate and the House of Assembly constitutionally share most of the same powers, however, much as in other ... of Assembly, and the Senate is limited in the amendments it can make to them. If the budget is approved by the House of Assembly, but it is not approved un amended by the Senate within one month ... more details
Image Theodorus Philoxenus Sotericus A 02c.JPG thumb 200px right Personification of the Senate. From the consular diptych of Theodore Philoxenus, 525 AD The Byzantine Senate or Eastern Roman Senate lang el , Synkl tos , or lang el , Gerousia was the continuation of the Roman Senate ... irrelevant until its eventual disappearance in the 13th century. The Senate of the Eastern Roman Empire ... to Constantinople , and a few other bureaucrats who were appointed to the Senate. Constantine offered ... founded the Eastern Senate in Byzantium, it initially resembled the councils of important cities like Antioch rather than the Roman Senate. His son Constantius II raised it from the position of a municipal to that of an Imperial body but the Senate in Constantinople had essentially the same limited powers as the Senate in Rome. Constantius II increased the number of Senators to 2,000 by including ... principles that Senatorial rank was hereditary and that the normal way of becoming a member of the Senate ... to either the Roman Senate Western or Eastern Senates. The Praetorship was a costly position to hold ... who shared the financial burden between them. The late Eastern Roman Senate was very different to the Republican Senate as the offices of aedile and tribune had long fallen into abeyance and by the end .... ref name bury The Emperor or the Senate itself could also issue a decree to grant a man not born into the Senatorial order a seat in the Senate. Exemption from the expensive position of praetor ... The Senate was mostly composed of statesmen and officials, ranging from the most important ... tended to be less affluent and less distinguished than those in the West where the size of the Senate ... that many who sought seats in the Senate were doing so primarily to escape the harsh duties ... Senators. The Senate was led by the Eparch of Constantinople Prefect of the City Constantinople ... and Praetorian Prefects. The spectabiles formed the middle class of the Senate and consisted of important ... more details
Use mdy dates date December 2011 Infobox legislature name Texas State Senate legislature Texas Legislature Texas State Legislature coa pic Seal of State Senate of Texas.svg session room TexasSenateChamberAustinTX.JPG ... Senate Seating Diagram.svg structure2 res 200px leader1 type President of the Senate leader1 David ... Party 19 br Democratic Party United States Democratic Party 12 meeting place State Senate Chamber br ... Senate The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature . There are 31 members of the Senate ... 672,000 per constituency. Texas Senate elections are held every four years on the first Tuesday ... term is four years long. The Senate meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, TX Austin . The Republicans ... The Lieutenant Governor of Texas serves as the President of the Senate . The lieutenant governor s duties include presiding over the Senate, appointing chairs of committees, committee members, assigning ... rulings. The lieutenant governor may also cast a vote should a Senate floor vote end in a tie. If the Senate votes to dissolve itself into the Committee of the Whole, in which all members are part ... in the United States. Unlike other state legislature United States state legislatures , the Texas Senate ... the most senior members of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore preside when the lieutenant governor is not present or when the legislature is not in regular session. The President of the Senate ... is Republican Party United States Republican Mike Jackson politician Mike Jackson of Texas Senate, District 11 District 11 Bryan . Senator John Whitmire, a Democrat from Houston, is the Dean of the Senate ... President of the Senate David Dewhurst party shading Republican United States Republican Party ... Texas Eleven , Twelfth Texas Legislature Rump Senate Rump Senate There have been at least three cases of Quorum Quorum busting in the United States quorum busting in Texas Senate history. The first case was in 1870, with the Twelfth Texas Legislature Rump Senate Rump Senate , followed by the 1979 ... more details
An Academic Senate is a governing body in some universities and colleges , and is typically the supreme ... functions of the academic senate why senates do not work but will not go away journal The Journal ... comprises Ex officio Principal university The Principal President of the Senate Vice Principals ... of Senate whose office is equivalent to that of a Vice Principal and University Court Secretary of Court are also ex officio members of the Senate. United States Image GeorgiaSouthernUniversityFacultySenateMeetingNovember2008.jpg thumb A meeting of the Academic Senate at Georgia Southern University . see also Higher education in the United States In the United States of America the Academic Senate, also known as the Faculty Senate, is a governing body for a university made up of members of the Faculty ... or units such as the library may select representatives for the Academic Senate. The Academic Senate ... Senate is restricted to and must be congruent with policy by the university system of which ... senate, the general perception is that the organization has more of a ceremonial role. However ... and the presence of an academic senate indicating that an academic senate acts as an organizational force for the decentralization of a university in the area of academics. The Academic Senate meets ... . The senate will have a set of committee s, both standing committees and ad hoc or working committees ... Senate may include the President President of the university and the Provost education Provost of the university . Other officers are Academic Senate members who are elected to officer posts by the members of the senate. Dean education Deans of colleges as well as Chairman department chair s may be ex officio members of the Academic Senate. Motions, recommendations, or actions that are generated by the Academic Senate through discussion and which are passed by the body are never final ... of Regents or the equivalent may have to authorize senate recommendations. References reflist ... more details
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