Libya

House of Representatives

Political system
Transitional system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
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.

Chamber name
Majlis Al-Nuwaab (House of Representatives)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
-

Notes: Transitional period

Transitional status
Yes

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1958 to 1969
from 1989
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group
Arab group

Notes: Geopolitical group affiliation in case of elections: Arab group

Speaker

Official title
President of the House of Representatives
Speaker
Aguila Salah Issa (Male)
Date of birth: 1944
Term
04 Aug 2014

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Director of the Secretariat
Secretary General
Abdullah Al-Masray (Male)
Term
No information available

Members

Statutory number of members
200
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
200
Current number of members
170
Men
142
Women
28
Percentage of women
16.5%
Statutory number of members per country
200
Population (in thousands)
7,306
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
36,530

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
No information available
Youngest member
Musab M.A. Aboualqasim (Male)
Youngest member (years)
30
Oldest member
Aguila Saleh Essa (Male)
Oldest member (years)
75
Number of members, by age (2014-08)
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 0 17 21 21 47 27 9 0 0 142
Female 0 0 6 6 6 9 1 0 0 0 28
Totals per age interval 0 0 23 27 27 56 28 9 0 0 170
Total <= 45: 50 Total >= 46: 120
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
13.5% 10% 3.5%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
29.4% 22% 7.1%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Yes
Women
32
Electoral quota for women
Yes
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
No information available
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution
No information available

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