Belarus

House of Representatives

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

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
Natsionalnoye Sobranie (National Assembly)
Chamber name
Palata Predstaviteley (House of Representatives)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

Notes: Based on constitutional amendments enacted 27 February 2022, the term of the office of parliament was changed to five years, unless otherwise provided by the Constitution.

Sources: Constitution, art. 93

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1995
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Eurasia Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker
Igor Sergeyenko (Male)
Date of birth: 14 Jan 1963
Term
22 Mar 2024
Additional information

Elected on 22 March 2024.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Andrei Naumovich (Male)
Term
30 Apr 2019
Notes

Appointed on 30 April 2019.

Members

Statutory number of members
110
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
110
Current number of members
110
Men
73
Women
37
Percentage of women
33.6%
Statutory number of members per country
175
Population (in thousands)
9,116
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
52,091

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
Click for historical data
Youngest member
Vladimir Pavlovsky (Male)
Youngest member (years)
29
Oldest member
Ivan Gordeichik (Male)
Oldest member (years)
66
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
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No