National Assembly of Belarus

The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the parliament of Belarus. The two parts of the National Assembly are:

Council of the Republic- The upper house
House of Representatives- The lower house

The houses meet every year. The first session starts October 2.  It cannot be more than 80 days. The second session starts April 2. It does not last more than 90 days. Sometimes the President can have them meet a third time.

Council of the Republic
The Council of the Republic is the upper house.  It has 64 members.  The members are based geographically.  Eight members of the Council are picked by the President of Belarus.  The remaining members are elected by secret vote: eight members of the Council are elected from each of the country's regions and Minsk City.  Members must aged 30 and more and live in the region they are elected from for at least five years.

Speakers of the Council of the Republic

 Pavel Shipuk January 13, 1997–December 19, 2000
 Alyaksandr Vaytovich December 19, 2000–July 28, 2003
 Henadz Navitski July 28, 2003–October 31, 2008
 Boris Batura October 31, 2008–May 20, 2010
 Anatoli Rubinov May 24, 2010–January 16, 2015
 Mikhail Myasnikovich January 16, 2015–December 6, 2019
 Natalya Kochanova December 6, 2019–present

House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is the lower house.  It has 110 deputies.  Any citizen of 21 years is eligible for election.

Speakers of the House of Representatives
NameEntered OfficeLeft OfficeAnatoly MalofeyevDecember 28, 1996November 21, 2000Vadim PopovNovember 21, 2000November 16, 2004Vladimir KonoplevNovember 16, 2004October 2, 2007Vadim PopovOctober 2, 2007October 27, 2008Vladimir AndreichenkoOctober 27, 2008March 22, 2024Igor SergeenkoMarch 22, 2024Present

References

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Category:Government of Belarus