President of the Senate (Australia)
presiding officer of the upper house of the Australian Parliament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Australian Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of Australia.
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President of the Senate | |
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Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Elected by the Senate |
Inaugural holder | Sir Richard Baker |
Formation | 9 May 1901 |
Deputy | Senator Sue Lines |
Salary | A$369,674 |
Website | aph.gov.au |
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The largest party in the Senate is not always the governing party, as government is determined by the House of Representatives. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may be from different parties.[1]