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The presidium or pręsidium (from Latin praesidium meaning protection or defense so plural presidia or praesidia) is the name for the executive committee
Executive Committee

Executive Committee may refer to:* The Executive Committee , a government body in the United Kingdom 1921 - 1972* The Northern Ireland Executive, a government body in the United Kingdom...
 of various legislative and organizational bodies.

In Communist states the presidium was the permanent executive committee of legislative bodies such as the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments....
 in the USSR. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was a Soviet Union government of the Soviet Union body. This body was of the all-Union level , as well as in all Soviet republics ....
 of the USSR existed since 1936 when the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments....
 replaced the Central Executive Committee
Central Executive Committee

The term Central Executive Committee refers to governing bodies with executive branch of various Political party, governments, or private organizations....
, and from 1936 until 1991 the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was the formal title of the head of state of the USSR until the office of President of the Soviet Union
President of the Soviet Union

The President of the Soviet Union was the Head of State of the USSR from 15 March 1990 to 25 December 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev was the only person to occupy the office....
 was introduced in 1990.

From 1952 to 1966 the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was known as the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party but despite the similarity in name, the two Presidia were different bodies with different functions.

A praesidium is also the group of people which takes care of the daily management of a student organisation in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
, Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, The Netherlands, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 and Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
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The presidium or pręsidium (from Latin praesidium meaning protection or defense so plural presidia or praesidia) is the name for the executive committee
Executive Committee

Executive Committee may refer to:* The Executive Committee , a government body in the United Kingdom 1921 - 1972* The Northern Ireland Executive, a government body in the United Kingdom...
 of various legislative and organizational bodies.

In Communist states the presidium was the permanent executive committee of legislative bodies such as the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments....
 in the USSR. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was a Soviet Union government of the Soviet Union body. This body was of the all-Union level , as well as in all Soviet republics ....
 of the USSR existed since 1936 when the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments....
 replaced the Central Executive Committee
Central Executive Committee

The term Central Executive Committee refers to governing bodies with executive branch of various Political party, governments, or private organizations....
, and from 1936 until 1991 the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was the formal title of the head of state of the USSR until the office of President of the Soviet Union
President of the Soviet Union

The President of the Soviet Union was the Head of State of the USSR from 15 March 1990 to 25 December 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev was the only person to occupy the office....
 was introduced in 1990.

From 1952 to 1966 the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was known as the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party but despite the similarity in name, the two Presidia were different bodies with different functions.

A praesidium is also the group of people which takes care of the daily management of a student organisation in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
, Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, The Netherlands, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 and Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
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See also

  • Presidium of the Bundestag (Germany)
    Presidium of the Bundestag (Germany)

    The Presidium of the German Bundestag consists of the President of the Bundestag and a variable number of Vice-Presidents of the Bundestag.The president is elected by all members the Bundestag during its first meeting; he almost always comes from the largest Fraktion in the Bundestag ....
  • Presidium of the Riksdag (Sweden)