Argentina

Chamber of DeputiesSenate

Chamber of Deputies

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.

Notes

Parliamentary term: 4 years; one-half of the membership is renewed every 2 years
Parliament name
Congreso de la nación (National Congress)
Chamber name
Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies)
Structure & Status of parliament This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4
Frequency of renewal (years) For parliaments/chambers are that are partially renewed (by half, by one third) on a regular basis.
2

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1933 to 1965
from 1973 to 1976
from 1984
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.
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Speaker
Martín Menem (Male)
Year of birth
1975
Term
10.12.2023
Additional information
Elected on 10 Dec. 2023.
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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 (Secretario Parlamentario)
Secretary General
Tomas Figueroa (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Dec. 2023 -

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 members Directly elected by citizens.
257
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
257
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
148
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
109
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
42.41% See historical data for this field.
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.
51.65
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Rocío Bonacci (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
83
Oldest member
Carlos Heller (Male)
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
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 6 38 39 47 68 45 9 2 0
Total <= 45: 83 Total >= 46: 171
Male 0 1 18 14 27 46 34 7 2 0 149
Female 0 5 20 25 20 22 11 2 0 0 105
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger2.36%0.39%1.97%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger17.32%7.48%9.84%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger32.68%12.99%19.69%
Members for whom data is available
254 See historical data for this field.

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
The Gender Parity in Political Representation Act (Ley 27.412) stipulates what is known as a zebra system for the lists of candidates to the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate and the Mercosur Parliament. The lists must alternate between men and women candidates from start to finish for both titular and substitute candidates. Lists that do not comply with this requirement will not be validated.

The Organic Act on Political Parties (Ley 23.298) further stipulates that, in cases where the principle of gender parity is breached, political parties may lose their political and legal personality.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.