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Length of term of the Secretary General
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| Length of term of the Secretary General | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| No fixed term | 107 |
| The same as the term of the House | 13 |
| The same as the term of the Speaker | 8 |
| A fixed number of years | 29 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
| Country | Chamber | Length of term of the Secretary General |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended) | No fixed term | |
| Albania | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly | No fixed term |
| Andorra | General Council | The same as the term of the Speaker |
| Angola | National Assembly | No information available |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | The same as the term of the Speaker |
| Armenia | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Australia | House of Representatives | A fixed number of years |
| Austria | National Council | A fixed number of years |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Barbados | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Belarus | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Belgium | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Belize | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Benin | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Bhutan | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | No fixed term |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | The same as the term of the House |
| Botswana | National Assembly | A fixed number of years |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | No fixed term |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | No fixed term |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | No fixed term |
| Burundi | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | The same as the term of the Speaker |
| Cambodia | National Assembly | The same as the term of the Speaker |
| Cameroon | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Canada | House of Commons | No fixed term |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | No fixed term |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies | No fixed term |
| China | National People's Congress | The same as the term of the House |
| Colombia | House of Representatives | A fixed number of years |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available |
| Congo | National Assembly | No information available |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | No fixed term |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | The same as the term of the House |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | No fixed term |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | No fixed term |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | No fixed term |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | A fixed number of years |
| Egypt | House of Representatives | The same as the term of the House |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No fixed term |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly | No fixed term |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | No fixed term |
| Fiji | Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Finland | Parliament | No fixed term |
| France | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | No information available |
| Georgia | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Germany | German Bundestag | No fixed term |
| Ghana | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | The same as the term of the Speaker |
| Grenada | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | No fixed term |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | No fixed term |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | The same as the term of the Speaker |
| Guyana | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | No fixed term |
| Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
| Hungary | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Iceland | Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| India | House of the People | No fixed term |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | A fixed number of years |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No fixed term |
| Ireland | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Israel | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies | A fixed number of years |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Japan | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Jordan | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Kenya | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | No fixed term |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | A fixed number of years |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Latvia | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Lesotho | National Assembly | A fixed number of years |
| Liberia | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Libya | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | No fixed term |
| Lithuania | Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | The same as the term of the House |
| Madagascar | National Assembly | No information available |
| Malawi | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | A fixed number of years |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Malta | House of Representatives | A fixed number of years |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available |
| Mauritania | National Assembly | No information available |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | A fixed number of years |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | The same as the term of the Speaker |
| Monaco | National Council | No fixed term |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | No fixed term |
| Montenegro | Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Morocco | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
| House of Representatives (Suspended) | No fixed term | |
| Namibia | National Assembly | A fixed number of years |
| Nauru | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Nepal | House of Representatives | A fixed number of years |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | A fixed number of years |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Niger | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | No fixed term |
| Norway | Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Oman | Shura Council | No fixed term |
| Pakistan | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Palau | House of Delegates | No fixed term |
| Panama | National Assembly | The same as the term of the House |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | No fixed term |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | No fixed term |
| Philippines | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Poland | Sejm | No fixed term |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | The same as the term of the House |
| Qatar | Shura Council | No fixed term |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies | No fixed term |
| Russian Federation | State Duma | No information available |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No fixed term |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | No fixed term |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available |
| Senegal | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Serbia | National Assembly | The same as the term of the House |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | No information available |
| Singapore | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Slovakia | National Council | No fixed term |
| Slovenia | National Assembly | The same as the term of the House |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Somalia | House of the People | No fixed term |
| South Africa | National Assembly | A fixed number of years |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | No fixed term |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | No fixed term |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | No fixed term | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Sweden | Parliament | No fixed term |
| Switzerland | National Council | The same as the term of the House |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Thailand | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | The same as the term of the Speaker |
| Togo | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | No fixed term |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | No fixed term |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | No fixed term |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly | No fixed term |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available |
| Uganda | Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Ukraine | Parliament | No fixed term |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | No fixed term |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons | No fixed term |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
| United States of America | House of Representatives | The same as the term of the House |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives | The same as the term of the House |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | No fixed term |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | A fixed number of years |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | A fixed number of years |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | The same as the term of the House |
| Yemen | House of Representatives | No fixed term |
| Zambia | National Assembly | No fixed term |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly | A fixed number of years |