Senator

Career description:

In open, democratic societies, a senator is nominated and elected for parliament as a representative of the people, who defends and promotes their interests. His/her role is essential to the influential mission of checking, certifying and balancing the propositions and amendments made by the Deputies’ Chamber – the lower chamber of Parliament.

What it’s like:

Common duties:

• Takes part in meetings and congresses, debates over the creation or update of laws and regulations and votes for or against certain political measures or motions
• Involved in legislative projects of trans-national extent (such as treaties or economic agreements and partnerships between countries)
• Raises issues and makes legislative proposals, reports and stipulations in plenum (in front of the whole Senate assembly) and in specific commissions, according to his/her professional background
• Obey procedures regarding speeches, voting and promulgation of legislative initiatives