House of Peoples' Representatives

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, 74 are vacant.

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.

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. NameEntered officeLeft officeDawit YohannesVips. World ParliamentsAugust 23, 1995October 10, 2005Teshome Toga October 10, 2005October 3, 2010Abadula GemedaOctober 4, 2010April 19, 2018Muferiat KamilOfficial website of the House of Peoples' RepresentativesApril 19, 2018October 16, 2018Tagesse ChafoOfficial website of the House of Peoples' RepresentativesOctober 18, 2018Present

See also

House of Federation (upper house of the Federal Assembly)

References

External links The House of Peoples' Representatives