President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies

The **President of the Honourable Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation** (), commonly known simply as the **president of the Chamber of Deputies**, is the presiding officer of the lower house of the National Congress of Argentina, customarily a member of the governing party.

He is after the Vice President and the provisional President of the Senate in the line of succession to the President of Argentina, in case of temporary impediment or vacancy, according to the Constitution of the Argentine Nation, in its article 88, and the Presidential Acephaly Law No. 25,716 (amending Law No. 20,972).
## Appointment
According to the House regulations, within the first ten days of December (Art.1), the deputies whose terms are not yet complete in that month, and the elected deputies, are summoned by the outgoing president to elect their officers. 

Once a quorum is reached, the session begins, presided over by the oldest deputy (Art. 2). After the new deputies are sworn in, the officers are elected by simple majority from among the members of the House: the president and his three vice presidents. The president is generally elected at the nomination of the governing party, while the vice presidents are chosen based on the number of seats held by the first three majority blocs.

The president and vice presidents serve a one-year term (Article 37). If they have not been replaced by the end of their term, they will continue to perform their duties until that date. If the president completes his or her term as a deputy, or is incapacitated or absent, he or she will be replaced in order by the vice presidents. 

In the absence of the four authorities, they will be replaced by the chairs of the standing committees in order, according to Article 61 of the House's regulations.
## Functions
According to Article 39 of the House Regulations, the powers and duties of the Speaker are:

* Call the deputies to the chamber and open the sessions from their seats
* To report on the matters entered in the order and manner established in article 165
* Conduct the discussion in accordance with the regulations
* Call the deputies to order and to the matter
* Propose the votes and proclaim their results
* Prepare the Agenda in the absence of the draft of the Parliamentary Work Commission
* Authenticate with his signature the Journal of Sessions, which will serve as minutes and, when necessary, all acts, orders and procedures of the Chamber
* Receive and open communications addressed to the Chamber to bring them to its attention
* Provide for matters concerning the police, order and mechanism of the Secretariat
* Submit to the Chamber for approval the salary and expense budgets of the Chamber
* Appoint all employees of the Chamber, except for the secretaries and deputy secretaries. Vacancies that arise within the staff appointed by the president pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall be filled, to the extent possible, by promotion within the respective categories, based on competency, proven skills, and seniority. In the event that new positions are created, they shall be filled through a selection process, the terms and conditions of which shall be established by the Chamber authorities
* Remove them when legally required
* In general, to enforce this regulation in all its parts, and to exercise the other functions assigned to it therein.

## List of presidents
## References