The president of the Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados) is the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico. This position is analogous to the speaker of the House in other legislatures. The incumbent president is Marcela Guerra Castillo. The president is elected for a one-year term.

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President of the Chamber of Deputies
Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados
Chamber of Deputies Seal
Incumbent Marcela Guerra Castillo since 1 September 2023
Chamber of Deputies
Style	Diputado(a) presidente(a)
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	Legislative Palace of San Lázaro, Mexico City
Appointer	Chamber of Deputies
Term length	One year
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Mexico
Formation	1 January 1825; 199 years ago (1825-01-01)
First holder	Miguel Valentín y Tamayo

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One of the main characteristics of the position is assuming the role of president of the Congress of the Union during joint-sessions of General Congress, including: the ceremonial opening of ordinary (and extraordinary) legislative periods, the inaugural ceremony of the President of Mexico where this presiding officer receives the presidential sash from the outgoing president to deliver it to the incoming president, and the reception of the Mexican president's yearly government report at the beginning of every legislative year (traditionally a speech to Congress, but also delivered in writing without the president's attendance since 2007) as well as delivering the official response (contestación) to the speech on behalf of Congress.