Timor-Leste

National Parliament

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Administration

Parliamentary and State budget

Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget
Constitution
Standing Orders of Parliament
Other

Notes: Law No. 15/2008 on Governing the Organization and Functioning of Parliamentary Administration

Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget
The Executive
Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget
The amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive
Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget
Parliament decides how to allocate the budget
National currency
United States Dollar (USD)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
0.320
(2023)
Parliament’s budget, per year
Parliament’s budget, per year in PPP
34,693,878
(2023)
Offices included in the parliamentary budget
No information available
State budget, per year
1,950,000,000 USD
(2023)
Proportion of the State budget devoted to parliament, per year
0.009
(2023)

Parliamentary staff

The parliamentary administration is independent from the government
Yes
Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff
Yes
There is one or more gender equality policy that applies to the parliamentary administration
Yes
Links to gender equality policies
No information available
Number of staff employed by the parliament (FTE)
140
(2023)

Secretary General

Authority that selects the Secretary General
The Speaker
Chamber/Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
No
Length of term of the Secretary General
The same as the term of the Speaker
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Other

Notes: National Director at the State Ministry

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