House of Peoples' Representatives

House of Peoples' Representatives
Type
Type	Lower house of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	Abadula Gemeda, OPDO Since 4 October 2010
Structure
Seats	547
Political groups	Government of Ethiopia (547)      Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front 547
Elections
Last election	24 May 2015

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The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. The lower house is the House of Peoples' Representatives (Amharic የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤትYehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) with 547 members (22 seats are reserved for representatives of minority nationalities and peoples), elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies.

2015 elections

Main article: Ethiopian general election, 2015

Speakers of the House of Peoples' Representatives

Name	Entered office	Left office
Dawit Yohannes	1995	2005
Teshome Toga Chanaka	October 10, 2005	October 3, 2010
Abadula Gemeda	October 4, 2010	Present

External links

• The House of Peoples' Representatives