House of Peoples' Representatives

The House of Peoples' Representatives (Amharic: የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት, yehizb tewekayoch mekir bet) is the lower chamber of the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly, the legislative body of the country. 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.

House of Peoples' Representatives

የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት
Type
Type
History
FoundedAugust 1995 (1995-08)
Leadership
Tagesse Chafo
since 18 October 2018
Structure
Seats547
Political groups
Government (512)
  Prosperity Party: 512 seats

Opposition (35)

  TPLF: 35 seats
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
24 May 2015
Next election
2021
Meeting place
Ethiopian Parliament Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
9.0301235°N 38.7623748°E / 9.0301235; 38.7623748

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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 currently 547 seats are reserved for representatives of minority nationalities. Ethiopia is a dominant-party state in that, a coalition, the Prosperity Party, dominates politics even while opposition parties are allowed.

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[1] August 1995 October 10, 2005
Teshome Toga October 10, 2005 October 3, 2010
Abadula Gemeda October 4, 2010 April 19, 2018
Muferiat Kamil[2] April 19, 2018 October 16, 2018
Tagesse Chafo[3] October 18, 2018 Present

See also

References
  1. Vips. World Parliaments
  2. Official website of the House of Peoples' Representatives
  3. Official website of the House of Peoples' Representatives


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