Algeria

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

Barlaman (Parliament)

Chamber name

Majlis al-Oumma (Council of the Nation)

Structure & status of parliament

This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.

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Upper chamber

Parliamentary term (years)

Length of the parliamentary term in years

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6

Notes: One-half of the members is renewed every 3 years

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Frequency of renewal (years)

For parliaments/chambers are that are partially renewed (by half, by one third) on a regular basis.

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3

IPU membership

Affiliation periods

from 1977 to 1990
from 1993

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.

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African Group

Arab group

Notes: Geopolitical group affiliation in case of elections: African Group

Speaker

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Official title

The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

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President of the Council of the Nation

Speaker

Salah Goudjil (Male)
Date of birth: 14 Jan 1931

Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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24 Feb 2021

Additional information

Elected on 24 Feb.2021, re-elected on 24 Feb. 2022.

Speaker terms

No information available

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.

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Secretary General

Secretary General

Mohamed Drissi Dada (Male)

Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Secretary general

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No information available

Members

Statutory number of members

Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.

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174

Notes:

- Indirectly elected members: Two members per wilaya (province), elected by the People's Communal Assemblies and the People's Wilaya Assemblies.

- Appointed members: appointed by the President.

In accordance with Article 122 of the constitutional amendments adopted following a referendum held in November 2020, the parliamentary mandate will be limited to a maximum of two terms, consecutive or separate. This limit takes into account all terms served or being served by members elected to the Council of the Nation before the 2020 constitutional amendments.

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Principal mode of designation of members

Indirectly elected

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Indirectly elected members

Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.

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116

Appointed members

Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.

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58

Current number of members

Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.

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170

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Men

The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

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163

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Women

The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

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7

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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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4.1%

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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.

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581

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Population (in thousands)

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.

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46,164

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Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.

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79,456

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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

Average age of members, for which data is available, at the time of the last election or renewal.

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60.2

(2019-01 - 2022-01)

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Youngest member

Issam Nechma (Male)

Youngest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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35

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Oldest member

Salah Goudjil (Male)

Oldest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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91

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Number of members, by age (2022-02)

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.

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No

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Electoral quota for women

Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament

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Yes

Notes: Organization Act No. 12-03 of 12 January 2012 on modalities for facilitating women’s access to membership in elected bodies requires that women make up a certain percentage of the candidates for election to the Wilaya Assembly and the Commune Assembly, from which they may be elected to membership in the Council of the Nation.

Sources: Organic Law No. 12-03 of 12 January 2012.

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Youth quota

Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.

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No

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Links to additional information

Parliamentary website

Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.

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http://www.majliselouma.dz/index.php/ar/

List of members

Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.

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http://www.majliselouma.dz/index.php/ar/2016-07-19-12-35-29/2016-10-05-09-25-24#b

Rules of procedure/Standing Orders

Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.

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Internal regulations of the Council of the Nation, as published in the Official Journal No. 49 on 30 Dhou El Kaâda 1438 corresponding to 22 August 2017

Constitution

Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.

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Constitution of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, as amended by Law No. 16-01 of 26 Joumada El Oula 1437 corresponding to 6 March 2016