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| House of Peoples' Representatives | |
| Native Name Lang: | am |
| Logo Pic: | House of Peoples' Representatives logo of Ethiopia.png |
| New Session: | 4 October 2021 |
| Logo Res: | 250px |
| Term Limits: | None |
| House Type: | Lower house |
| Body: | Federal Parliamentary Assembly |
| Election1: | 18 October 2018 |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Leader2: | Lomi Bedo |
| Party2: | Prosperity |
| Election2: | 4 October 2021 |
| Party3: | Prosperity |
| Election3: | 2 April 2018 |
| Members: | 547 |
| Structure1: | Ethiopia Parliament.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (457) Opposition (15) Vacant (74) |
| Term Length: | 5 years |
| Session Room: | The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing the Joint Session of Ethiopian Parliament, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May 26, 2011 (2).jpg |
| Session Res: | 270px |
| Meeting Place: | Ethiopian Parliament Building Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Constitution: | Constitution of Ethiopia |
The House of Peoples' Representatives is the lower house of the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly. Located in the capital Addis Ababa, the House has 547 members. All are elected in theory for five-year term in single-seat constituencies. The proceedings in the chamber are led by Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Of the 547 seats, 74 are vacant.[1]
In 1995, Ethiopia's ethnic federalism system was set up, with a bicameral federal parliamentary assembly, of which the lower chamber with not more than 550 members as per the constitution. 22 of the 547 seats were reserved for representatives of minority nationalities.
See main article: 2015 Ethiopian general election.
See also: 2021 Ethiopian general election.
The Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives is the presiding officer of the house of peoples representatives.
| Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawit Yohannes[2] | August 23, 1995 | October 10, 2005 | |
| October 10, 2005 | October 3, 2010 | ||
| Abadula Gemeda | October 4, 2010 | April 19, 2018 | |
| Muferiat Kamil[3] | April 19, 2018 | October 16, 2018 | |
| Tagesse Chafo[4] | October 18, 2018 | Present |
