Chad

National Assembly

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
Parliament
Chamber name
Conseil national de transition (National Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 2011
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the National Assembly
Speaker
Ali Kolotou Tchaïmi (Male)
Date of birth: 01 Jan 1972
Term
04 Feb 2025
Additional information

Elected on 4 Feb. 2025.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Alghassim Khamis (Male)
Term
18 Mar 2025
Notes

Appointed on 18 March 2025.

Members

Statutory number of members
188
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
188
Current number of members
188
Men
124
Women
64
Percentage of women
34.0%
Statutory number of members per country
257
Population (in thousands)
19,319
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
95,167

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
Amne Aldjideye Moussa (Female)
Youngest member (years)
22
Number of members, by age (2022-11)
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 16 20 26 46 29 9 0 0 146
Female 0 1 17 7 6 16 0 0 0 0 47
Totals per age interval 0 1 33 27 32 62 29 9 0 0 193
Total <= 45: 61 Total >= 46: 132
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.5% 0.0% 0.5%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
17.6% 8% 9.3%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
31.6% 19% 13.0%
Members for whom data is available
193
(2022)

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Yes
Youth
7
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: Under the proportional representation system, each list should include the same number of candidates as there are seats to be filled in each constituency. The lists should also respect a quota whereby at least 30% of members must be women, in accordance with legal provisions.

Sources:

Article 175 of the Electoral Code (law No. 005/CNT/2024), adopted by the Transitional National Council on 22 February 2024.
https://mega.nz/file/ErF1DBpL#uK_4VKUigxvJKYryW2dJbCudFwBRvzHagNU7QTs9re0

Youth quota
Yes

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