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Revision as of 17:47, 13 June 2025
House of Peoples' Representatives | |
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| 36th Ethiopian Parliament | |
 Logo of the House | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | August 1995 |
New session started | 4 October 2021 |
| Leadership | |
Tagesse Chafo since 18 October 2018 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 547 |
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Political groups | Government (410)
Opposition (16) Vacant (74)
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Ethiopian Parliament Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9°01′48″N 38°45′45″E / 9.0301235°N 38.7623748°E | |
The House of Peoples' Representatives is the lower house of the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly. Located in the capital Addis Ababa, the House has 547 members. All are elected in theory for five-year term in single-seat constituencies. The proceedings in the chamber are led by Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Of the 547 seats, 122 are vacant.[1]
History
In 1995, Ethiopia's ethnic federalism system was set up, with a bicameral federal parliamentary assembly, of which the lower chamber with not more than 550 members as per the constitution. 22 of the 547 seats were reserved for representatives of minority nationalities.
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2015 elections
2021 elections
Speakers of the House of Peoples' Representatives
The Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives is the presiding officer of the house of peoples representatives.
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Dawit Yohannes[2] | August 23, 1995 | October 10, 2005 |
| Teshome Toga | October 10, 2005 | October 3, 2010 |
| Abadula Gemeda | October 4, 2010 | April 19, 2018 |
| Muferiat Kamil[3] | April 19, 2018 | October 16, 2018 |
| Tagesse Chafo[4] | October 18, 2018 | Present |
See also
- House of Federation (upper house of the Federal Assembly)
References
- ^ "Interpreting the Election Results".
- ^ Vips. World Parliaments
- ^ Official website of the House of Peoples' Representatives
- ^ Official website of the House of Peoples' Representatives
External links
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