The

Parliamentary speaker The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hung ...

in the

Jakarta Regional House of Representatives The Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (, abbreviated to DPRD Jakarta) is the unicameral legislature of the Indonesian province of Jakarta. It is composed of 106 members who are elected through general elections once every five years, simu ...

(DPRD) is one of the leadership elements in the legislative body elected based on the

political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

with the most seats in the DPRD and agreed upon by all members of the DPRD from the various factions. The leadership of the DPRD includes the speaker and deputy speakers. The speaker has the task of leading plenary sessions related to the supervision of the use of Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget, supervising the performance of

regional government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...

, and making regional regulations together with the

governor of Jakarta } The Jakarta Special Region is administratively equal to a Provinces of Indonesia, province with special status as the largest city of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The Governor of Jakarta is an elect ...

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speakers Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Speaker (song), "Speaker" ( ...

of the Jakarta Provincial DPRD definitively since 1957. Id: Daftar Ketua Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Provinsi Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta

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