Egypt
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.
Chamber name
Majlis Al-Shiyoukh (Senate)
Structure & Status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1924 to 2013
from 2016
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.
Speaker of the Senate
Speaker
Abdel Wahab
Abdel Razeq
(Male)
Year of birth
1948
Term
18.10.2020
Additional information
Elected on 18 Oct. 2020.
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
Mahmoud Ismail
Etman
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 18 Oct. 2020.
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.
200
Appointed members
Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.
100
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.
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.
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
30
Notes
At least 10% of the Senate membership should be women in accordance with Article 1 of Law No. 141 of July 2020 (Law No. 141 of 2020 Issuing the Senate Law) which stipulates “The Senate shall be formed of 300 members; two thirds of its members shall be elected by direct secret ballot; the President shall appoint the remaining third, provided that at least 10% of the total number of seats shall be dedicated to women.”
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
At least 10% of the Senate membership should be women in accordance with Article 1 of Law No. 141 of July 2020 (Law No. 141 of 2020 Issuing the Senate Law) which stipulates “The Senate shall be formed of 300 members; two thirds of its members shall be elected by direct secret ballot; the President shall appoint the remaining third, provided that at least 10% of the total number of seats shall be dedicated to women.”
Article 4 of the same law stipulates “Every list of 15 seats shall include at least three women, while every list of 35 seats shall include at least seven women” and “Any list not fulfilling any of the conditions and provisions […] shall not be accepted”.
Article 4 of the same law stipulates “Every list of 15 seats shall include at least three women, while every list of 35 seats shall include at least seven women” and “Any list not fulfilling any of the conditions and provisions […] shall not be accepted”.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Sources: Articles 1 and 4 of the Law No. 141 of 2020 Issuing the Senate Law
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.