President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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National Congress Chamber of Deputies | |
Type | Presiding officer of one chamber in a bicameral legislature |
Residence | Lago Sul |
Seat | National Congress |
Appointer | Chamber of Deputies Elected by the Chamber |
Term length | Two years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Brazil |
Formation | 8 May 1826 |
First holder | Luís Pereira da Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho |
Succession | Second in the presidential line of succession |
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The Chamber of Deputies in session
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The , in Rio de Janeiro, was the building of the Brazilian Parliament from 1926 until 1960
The president of the Chamber of Deputies is the speaker of the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil, elected by his peers for a two-year term.
Arthur Lira, a deputy from Alagoas and a member of Progressistas, currently holds the office since 1 February 2021.
List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies[]
Empire of Brazil (1826–1889)[]
Name | Took office | Left office | Original Province |
08-05-1826 | 04-05-1827 | Rio de Janeiro | |
Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo | 04-05-1827 | 02-06-1827 | São Paulo |
Pedro de Araújo Lima, marquis of Olinda | 02-06-1827 | 05-05-1828 | Pernambuco |
, marquis of Monte Alegre | 05-05-1828 | 03-07-1828 | Bahia |
, archbishop of Bahia | 03-07-1828 | 04-05-1829 | Bahia |
Pedro de Araújo Lima, marquis of Olinda | 04-05-1829 | 04-05-1830 | Pernambuco |
, marquis of Monte Alegre | 04-05-1830 | 03-07-1830 | Bahia |
03-07-1830 | 03-08-1830 | Minas Gerais | |
, marquis of Monte Alegre | 03-08-1830 | 04-05-1831 | Bahia |
Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada | 04-05-1831 | 02-07-1831 | São Paulo |
José Martiniano de Alencar | 02-07-1831 | 04-05-1832 | Ceará |
, viscount of Abaeté | 04-05-1832 | 05-05-1834 | Minas Gerais |
05-05-1834 | 03-06-1834 | Rio de Janeiro | |
03-06-1834 | 02-08-1834 | Pernambuco | |
(elected bishop) | 02-08-1834 | 04-05-1835 | Minas Gerais |
Pedro de Araújo Lima, marquis of Olinda | 04-05-1835 | 09-09-1837 | Pernambuco |
Cândido José de Araújo Viana, marquis of Sapucaí | 09-09-1837 | 04-05-1840 | Minas Gerais |
04-05-1840 | 04-05-1841 | Bahia | |
, archbishop of Bahia | 04-05-1841 | 03-08-1841 | Pará |
03-08-1841 | 25-04-1842 | Pernambuco | |
Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada | 25-04-1842 | 02-01-1843 | São Paulo |
, baron of Pirapama | 02-01-1843 | 02-01-1845 | Pernambuco |
, viscount of Abaeté | 02-01-1845 | 03-06-1845 | Minas Gerais |
03-06-1845 | 04-06-1846 | Pernambuco | |
04-06-1846 | 04-05-1847 | Pernambuco | |
04-05-1847 | 03-06-1848 | Minas Gerais | |
03-06-1848 | 02-01-1850 | Pernambuco | |
02-01-1850 | 13-08-1851 | Minas Gerais | |
, viscount of Jaguari | 08-05-1852 | 11-05-1852 | Rio de Janeiro |
Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, baron of Itamaracá | 12-05-1852 | 09-05-1854 | Pernambuco |
, count of Baependi | 09-05-1854 | 04-05-1861 | Rio de Janeiro |
, viscount of Camarajibe | 04-05-1861 | 02-01-1864 | Pernambuco |
Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos | 02-01-1864 | 15-01-1864 | Paraná |
Francisco José Furtado | 01-02-1864 | 03-08-1864 | Maranhão |
, count of Prados | 03-08-1864 | 09-08-1866 | Rio de Janeiro |
09-08-1866 | 23-05-1867 | Minas Gerais | |
23-05-1867 | 12-05-1869 | Minas Gerais | |
, viscount of Camarajibe | 12-05-1869 | 22-06-1869 | Pernambuco |
23-06-1869 | 09-05-1870 | São Paulo | |
, count of Baependi | 09-05-1870 | 03-08-1871 | Rio de Janeiro |
, viscount of Cruzeiro | 03-08-1871 | 10-03-1873 | Rio de Janeiro |
, baron of Araújo | 10-03-1873 | 08-06-1874 | Bahia |
08-06-1874 | 03-02-1877 | Paraná | |
Paulino José Soares de Sousa | 03-02-1877 | 16-12-1878 | Rio de Janeiro |
, count of Prados | 16-12-1878 | 18-01-1882 | Minas Gerais |
Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos | 18-01-1882 | 17-02-1882 | Minas Gerais |
17-02-1882 | 17-03-1882 | São Paulo | |
17-03-1882 | 17-07-1882 | Bahia | |
, viscount of Lima Duarte | 17-07-1882 | 03-06-1884 | Minas Gerais |
03-06-1884 | 04-08-1884 | São Paulo | |
04-08-1884 | 11-03-1885 | Paraná | |
11-03-1885 | 21-05-1885 | São Paulo | |
21-05-1885 | 29-08-1885 | Piauí | |
29-08-1885 | 05-05-1886 | Goias | |
05-05-1886 | 04-05-1887 | Rio de Janeiro | |
04-05-1887 | 04-05-1888 | Maranhão | |
, baron of Lucena | 04-05-1888 | 15-11-1889 | Pernambuco |
Federative Republic of Brazil (1889–present)[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados.
See also[]
Categories:
- Legislative branch of Brazil
- Lists of legislative speakers
- Lists of legislative speakers in South America
- Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)