Indonesia

House of Representatives

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
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Chamber name
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1922 to 1939
from 1952
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.
Asia-Pacific Group

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker
Puan Maharani (Female)
Year of birth
1973
Term
02.10.2019
Additional information
Elected on 2 Oct. 2019.
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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
Secretary General
Indra Iskandar (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 22 May 2018.

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
580
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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected members Directly elected by citizens.
580
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
580
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Men
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Women
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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.
580 See historical data for this field.
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.
51.62
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Hillary Brigitta Lasut (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
80
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 22 64 65 100 207 94 22 1 0
Total <= 45: 151 Total >= 46: 424
Male 0 13 43 51 75 172 84 20 1 0 459
Female 0 9 21 14 25 35 10 2 0 0 116
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger3.83%2.26%1.57%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger14.96%9.74%5.22%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger26.26%18.61%7.65%
Members for whom data is available
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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
There is a quota for women; at least 30% of candidates in legislative elections
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.