House of Peoples' Representatives
House of Peoples' Representatives የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | August 1995 |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Structure | |
Seats | 547 |
Political groups | Government (502)
ODP: 180 seats
ADP: 138 seats
SEPDM: 123 seats
EPRDF: 23 seats
TPLF: 38 seats
Opposition (45) ESPDP: 24 seats
BGPDUF: 9 seats ANDP: 8 seats
GPDM: 3 seats
Habli: 1 seat |
Elections | |
First-past-the-Post | |
Last election | 24 May 2015 |
Next election | 2020 |
Meeting place | |
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 (Amharic: የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት, yehizb tewekayoch mekir bet) is the lower chamber of the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly, the House of Federation being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of Ethiopia. The House has 547 members (22 seats are reserved for representatives of minority nationalities and peoples), elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies.
2015 elections
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Speakers of the House of Peoples' Representatives
Name | Entered office | Left office |
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Dawit Yohannes[1] | 1995 | 2005 |
Teshome Toga | October 10, 2005 | October 3, 2010 |
Abadula Gemeda | October 4, 2010 | April 19, 2018 |
Muferiat Kamil[2] | April 19, 2018 | Present |
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