Belgium
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
Parlement fédéral - Federaal Parlement - Föderales Parlament (Federal Parliament)
Chamber name
Chambre des Représentants (House of Representatives)
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 1889
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.
Twelve Plus Group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the House of Representatives
Speaker
Eliane
Tillieux
(Female)
Year of birth
1966
Term
13.10.2020
Additional information
Elected on 13 Oct. 2020, re-elected on 12 Oct. 2021 and 11 Oct. 2022
The Speaker is elected after each general election and at the beginning of the parliamentary term, on the second Tuesday of October each year, for a one-year term of office. The Speaker may be re-elected.
The Speaker is elected after each general election and at the beginning of the parliamentary term, on the second Tuesday of October each year, for a one-year term of office. The Speaker may be re-elected.
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
Jan
Deltour
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
1 June 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.
150
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.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Dries Van Langenhove (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
67
Oldest member
Josy Arens (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 | 5 | 37 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 81 | Total >= 46: 69 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Female | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
Members for whom data is available
150
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. On electoral lists, the number of candidates of either gender cannot be greater than the other. This also applies to the list of alternates. The two top candidates on candidate lists and on the lists of alternates cannot be of the same gender.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Cf. Article 117bis of Electoral Code.
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
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.