Iraq
Council of Representatives of Iraq
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
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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
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Council of Representatives of Iraq
- Chamber name
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Council of Representatives of Iraq
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Structure & status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
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Lower chamber
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Parliamentary term (years)
Length of the parliamentary term in years
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4
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IPU membership
- Affiliation periods
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from 1947 to 1962
from 1980 to 2002
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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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Arab 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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Speaker of the Council of Representatives
- Speaker
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Haibat Hamad Abbas Al-Halbousi (Male)
Date of birth: 13 Jan 1980 -
Term
Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker
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29 Dec 2025
- Additional information
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Elected on 29 Dec. 2025.
Speaker terms
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Secretary general
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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
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Safwan B. AL-Gergeri (Male)
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Term
Start (and end) of the term of the Secretary general
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28 Sep 2022
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Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
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Appointed on 28 Sep. 2022.
Members
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Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
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329
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- 320 directly elected
- 9 seats are reserved for minority groups (Christian: 5; Fayli Kurds: 1; Sabean: 1; Shabak: 1; and Yizidi: 1)
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- Principal mode of designation of members
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Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
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320
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Other members
For example, ex-officio members of parliament, such as Cabinet members, members of the royal family, Attorney General, Speaker if appointed from outside parliament.
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9
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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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329
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Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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245
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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84
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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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25.5%
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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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329
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Population (in thousands)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
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45,074
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
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137,003
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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.
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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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Number of members, by age
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| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
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Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
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Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
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Members for whom data is available
Number of members, at the start of the legislature, for whom age data is available
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Reserved seats and quotas
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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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Yes
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- Women
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83
Sources: 2019 Electoral Law
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- Minorities
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9
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Christians: 5 seats
Yazidis: 1 seat
Shabaks: 1 seat
Mandaeans: 1 seat
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
Notes: One quarter of the seats in the 329-member Council of Representatives (i.e., 83 seats) are reserved for women
Sources: Constitution, art. 49 (4)
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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
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Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
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List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
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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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No information available
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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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