Supreme Assembly (Uzbekistan)

Supreme Assembly
Oliy Majlis
Олий Мажлис
5th Supreme Assembly
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Type
Type
Houses Senate
Legislative Chamber
History
Founded February 1995
Leadership
Ilgizar Sobirov
Since 24 February 2006
Diloram Tashmukhamedova
Since 23 January 2008
Structure
Seats 250
Senate (100) (84 directly elected and 16 appointed by the president)
Legislative Chamber (150) (135 elected for 5-year terms in single-seat constituencies using the two-round system and 15 selected by Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan)
Senate political groups
Non-partisan
Legislative Chamber political groups
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Legislative Chamber last election
21 December 2014 and 4 January 2015
Meeting place
Tashkent
Website
www.senat.gov.uz
parliament.gov.uz
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The Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis/Олий Мажлис) is the parliament of Uzbekistan. It succeeded the Supreme Soviet in 1995, and was unicameral until a reform implemented in January 2005 created a second chamber.

The Legislative Chamber has 150 deputies elected from territorial constituencies. The Senate has 100 members, 84 elected from the regions, from the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan and from the capital, Tashkent, and an additional 16 nominated by the President of Uzbekistan.

Both houses have five-year terms.[1]

Office holders

From February 1995 to January 2005, the Chairman of the unicameral Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan was Erkin Khalilov, who had been Acting Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1993 to 1995. Since 2005 the Senate and Legislative Chamber have each had their own presiding officer.

Chairman of the Legislative Chamber

Chairman of the Senate

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Coordinates: 41°18′52″N 69°15′55″E / 41.31444°N 69.26528°E / 41.31444; 69.26528

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