President of the Congress of Deputies

The president of the Congress of Deputies (Spanish: Presidente del Congreso de los Diputados) is the speaker of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales (the Spanish parliament). The president is elected among the members of the Congress and it is, after the king and the prime minister, the highest authority in Spain.

President of the Congress of Deputies
Congress of Deputies
Style	The Most Excellent
Seat	Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid
Nominator	Major parties
Appointer	The Congress of Deputies
Term length	The duration of the Congress' meeting; normally four years with no limit.
Constituting instrument	Spanish Constitution
Inaugural holder	Ramón Lázaro de Dou y de Bassols
Formation	September 24, 1810
Deputy	Vice Presidents of the Congress
Salary	€194,548 annually (2017)
Website	www.congreso.es