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Fale Alea (Legislative Assembly)

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENT

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Fale Alea / Legislative Assembly Parliamentary building
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Structure of parliament Unicameral
Affiliation to the IPU No
Affiliation date(s)
LEADERSHIP
President

Lord Lasike (M) 

Notes Elected on 21 Dec. 2010.
Secretary General Sione Tekiteki (M) 
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 28 / 28
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN

Percentage of women
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Women (current number) 1 (3.57%)
Mode of designation directly elected 17
indirectly elected 9
other 2
Notes Indirectly elected members: nine nobles
Other: 2 ex officio members*
Two Cabinet members who are not elected to the Legislative Assembly. In addition, seven parliamentarians are members of the Cabinet.
Term 4 years
Last renewal dates 25 November 2010
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address Legislative Assembly
P.O. Box 901
NUKU'ALOFA, Tongatapu Island
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Phone (676) 23 565
24 455
Fax (676) 24 626
E-mail sione_tekiteki@parliament.gov.to
stekiteki@gmail.com
Website http://www.parliament.gov.to/

This page was last updated on 19 July 2011
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