Morocco
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
Majlis al-Mustacharin (House of Councillors)
Structure & Status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
6
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1964 to 1965
from 1971 to 1973
from 1978
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 House of Councillors
Speaker
Naam
Miyara
(Male)
Year of birth
1968
Term
09.10.2021
Additional information
Elected on 9 Oct. 2021
In accordance with Articles 63 and 65 of the 2011 Constitution, the President of the House of Councillors is elected at the beginning of the new legislature (which starts on the second Friday of October), for a three-year term (a half of the six-year term of the House of Councillors) and can be re-elected in October of the third year of the legislature for the rest of the legislature.
In accordance with Articles 63 and 65 of the 2011 Constitution, the President of the House of Councillors is elected at the beginning of the new legislature (which starts on the second Friday of October), for a three-year term (a half of the six-year term of the House of Councillors) and can be re-elected in October of the third year of the legislature for the rest of the legislature.
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
El Assad
Zerouali
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 20 May 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
Indirectly elected
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Indirectly elected members
Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.
120
Note on the statutory number of members
- 72 members elected at the Kingdom's regional level, who represent the subnational administrative areas (collectivitiés territoriales);
-20 members elected in each region by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to the following professional associations: the agriculture associations, the commerce, industry and services associations, the arts and crafts associations and the marine fisheries associations;
- 8 members elected in each region by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations;
- 20 members elected nationally by an electoral college made up of of employees.
-20 members elected in each region by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to the following professional associations: the agriculture associations, the commerce, industry and services associations, the arts and crafts associations and the marine fisheries associations;
- 8 members elected in each region by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations;
- 20 members elected nationally by an electoral college made up of of employees.
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
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Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Nabil Andaloussi (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
84
Reserved seats and quotas
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.
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.