Burundi
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 (Parliament)
Chamber name
Inama Nkenguzamateka (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 1985 to 1987
from 1994 to 1996
from 1999
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
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the Senate
Speaker
Emmanuel
Sinzohagera
(Male)
Year of birth
1974
Term
25.08.2020
Additional information
Elected on 25 Aug. 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
Rénovat
Niyonzima
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 5 May 2014.
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
Compare data of this field.
Indirectly elected members
Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.
36
Other members
For example, ex-officio members of parliament, such as Cabinet members, members of the royal family, Attorney General, Speaker if appointed from outside parliament.
3
Note on the statutory number of members
Indirectly elected: elected by an electoral college composed of members of the communal councils in the province concerned.
Other: three Twas.
Additional members may be co-opted to ensure respect for an equal distribution of seats among Hutus and Tutsis and for the 30 per cent quota of women.
See historical data for this field.
Other: three Twas.
Additional members may be co-opted to ensure respect for an equal distribution of seats among Hutus and Tutsis and for the 30 per cent quota of women.
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.
23
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)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
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
Spéciose Niteretse (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
66
Oldest member
Jean Bosco Kurisansuma (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 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 16 | Total >= 46: 23 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Female | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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.
Number of reserved seats, by group
Indigenous peoples
3
Notes
30% women. 3 Twa senators. One Hutu and one Tutsi Senator are elected for each province. Senators may be co-opted to meet gender and ethnic quotas.
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
One in four candidates on electoral lists must be a woman. If the quotas for reserved seats are not met following an election, the Electoral Administration co-opts (adds) the additional seats needed to do so.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Article 164 of the 2004 Constitution and Articles 108 and 147 of the Electoral Law.
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.
List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.