Chile

Chamber of Deputies

Political system
Presidential system
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
Congreso Nacional (National Congress)
Chamber name
Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1958 to 1972
from 1990
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Speaker
Karol Cariola (Female)
Date of birth: 01 Apr 1987
Term
15 Apr 2024
Additional information

Elected on 15 April 2024.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Miguel Landeros Perkic (Male)
Term
No information available

Members

Statutory number of members
155
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
155
Current number of members
155
Men
100
Women
55
Percentage of women
35.5%
Statutory number of members per country
205
Population (in thousands)
19,659
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
95,898

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
47.3
(2022-03)
Youngest member
Chiara Barchiesi Chávez (Female)
Youngest member (years)
25
Oldest member
María Luisa Cordero Velásquez (Female)
Oldest member (years)
79
Number of members, by age (2022-03)
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 0 3 25 16 19 22 12 3 0 0 100
Female 0 6 15 5 11 8 6 4 0 0 55
Totals per age interval 0 9 40 21 30 30 18 7 0 0 155
Total <= 45: 70 Total >= 46: 85
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
5.8% 1.9% 3.9%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
31.6% 18% 13.5%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
45.2% 28% 16.8%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: Voluntary political party quotas.

Sources: Individual party statutes.

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