Iraq

Council of Representatives of Iraq

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
Council of Representatives of Iraq
Chamber name
Council of Representatives of Iraq (Council of Representatives of Iraq)
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1947 to 1963
from 1980 to 2003
from 2008
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.
Arab group

Speaker

The post of Speaker is currently vacant
Yes
Additional information
14 Nov. 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
Secretary General
Safwan B. AL-Gergeri (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 28 Sep. 2022.

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
329
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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected members Directly elected by citizens.
320
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.
9
Note on the statutory number of members
- 320 directly elected
- 9 seats are reserved for minority groups (Christian: 5; Fayli Kurds: 1; Sabean: 1; Shabak: 1; and Yizidi: 1)
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Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
325
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
234
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
95
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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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.
329 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
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Amina Saeed Sido (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Hasan Noori Al-alawi (Male)

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
82
Minorities
8
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
A quota of at least 25% of the total number of the Council's 329 seats.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.