President of the Victorian Legislative Council

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President of the Legislative Council
Incumbent Shaun Leane (Labor) since 20 December 2022
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Elected by the Victorian Legislative Council
Inaugural holder	Sir James Frederick Palmer
Formation	21 November 1856
Website	http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/council/president

The President of the Victorian Legislative Council, also known as the presiding officer of the council, is the presiding officer of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria and equivalent to the President of the Australian Senate. When there is a vacancy in the office of president, a new president is elected by the members of the council from among its number. The president ceases to hold that office if they cease to be a member of the council, and can be removed at any time by a vote of the members. The current president is Shaun Leane.^[1]