Algeria
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Barlaman (Parliament)
Chamber name
Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani (National People's Assembly)
Structure & Status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1977 to 1991
from 1993
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group
Arab group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the National People's Assembly
Speaker
Brahim
Boughali
(Male)
Year of birth
1963
Term
08.07.2021
Additional information
Elected on 8 July 2021.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Fouad
Benslimane
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 27 Nov. 2022.
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
407
Note on the statutory number of members
In accordance with Article 122 of the constitutional amendments adopted following a referendum in November 2020, the parliamentary mandate will be limited to a maximum of two terms, consecutive or separate. This limit takes into account all terms served or being served by members elected to the National People's Assembly before the 2020 constitutional amendments.
Eight seats are reserved for Algerians residing abroad.
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Eight seats are reserved for Algerians residing abroad.
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
46.72
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Abdel Moumene Bechlaghem (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Abdelwahab Ait Menguellet (Male)
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 15 | 110 | 64 | 69 | 121 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 189 | Total >= 46: 218 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 11 | 100 | 56 | 65 | 116 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 375 |
| Female | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Members for whom data is available
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Legislated candidate quotas. The law prescribes the following quotas in relation to the magnitude of the electoral constituencies: 20% for the constituencies with 4 seats; 30% for those with 5 or more seats; 35% for those with 14 or more seats; 40% for those with 32 or more seats; and 50% for the constituencies abroad.*
In order to be accepted, the list of candidates must take gender parity into account, at least half (1/2) of the list must be reserved for candidates under the age of forty (40) years old, and at least one-third (1/3) of candidates must be educated to university level.**
In order to be accepted, the list of candidates must take gender parity into account, at least half (1/2) of the list must be reserved for candidates under the age of forty (40) years old, and at least one-third (1/3) of candidates must be educated to university level.**
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
*C.f. Article 2 of the 2012 Law for the Representation of Women.
**Article 191 of Ordonnance No. 21-01 dated 10 March 2021 establishing an organic law on the electoral system (https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-msmms/F2021017.pdf, http://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Algerie-Code-2021-electoral.pdf)
**Article 191 of Ordonnance No. 21-01 dated 10 March 2021 establishing an organic law on the electoral system (https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-msmms/F2021017.pdf, http://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Algerie-Code-2021-electoral.pdf)
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
Article 191 of Ordonnance No. 21-01 dated 10 March 2021 establishing an organic law on the electoral system (https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-msmms/F2021017.pdf, http://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Algerie-Code-2021-electoral.pdf)
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.