President of the Hamburg Parliament

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President of the Hamburg Parliament
Präsident der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft
Large coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Incumbent Carola Veit since 23 March 2011
Style	His/Her President
Residence	Hamburger Rathaus (Hamburg)
Appointer	Hamburg Parliament
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Hamburg
Formation	6 December 1859
First holder	Johannes Versmann
Website	English version of the website of the Hamburg Parliament: www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.com

The President of the Hamburg Parliament (German: Präsident der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft) presides over the sessions of the Bürgerschaft, the parliament of Hamburg, with functions similar to that of a speaker in other countries. In the Hamburg order of precedence, the office is ranked first before the first Mayor.