Lebanon

National Assembly

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
Majlis Al-Nuwwab (National Assembly)
Chamber name
Majlis Al-Nuwwab (National Assembly)
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1948
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

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the National Assembly
Speaker
Nabih Berry (Male)
Year of birth
1938
Term
20.10.1992
Additional information
Re-elected on 25 June 2009, on 23 May 2018 and on 31 May 2022.
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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
Adnan Daher (Male)

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.
128
Note on the statutory number of members
Seats are equally divided between Christian and Muslim members.
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
128
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
120
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
8
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
6.25% 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.
55.92
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Michel Al-Murr (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
84
Oldest member
Nabih Berry (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 2 10 10 19 40 37 8 2 0
Total <= 45: 22 Total >= 46: 106
Male 0 2 8 10 16 39 35 8 2 0 120
Female 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 8
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger1.56%1.56%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger9.38%7.81%1.56%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger17.19%15.63%1.56%
Members for whom data is available
128

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.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.