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BURUNDI
Sénat (Senate)

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlement / Parliament Parliamentary building
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Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Sénat / Senate
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Inama NshingmateKa / National Assembly
Affiliation to the IPU Yes
Affiliation date(s) 1985 -1987
1994-1996
1999 -
LEADERSHIP
President

Gabriel Ntisezerana (M) 

Notes Elected on 20 Aug. 2010.
Secretary General Ernest Mberamiheto (M) 
Notes Appointed on 7 Sep. 2011.
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 41 / 41
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN

Percentage of women
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Women (current number) 19 (46.34%)
Mode of designation indirectly elected 34
other 7
Notes Indirectly elected: elected by an electoral college composed of members of the communal councils in the province concerned.
Other: includes three Twas and four former presidents. Additional members may be co-opted to ensure respect for an equal distribution of seats among Hutus and Tutsis and for the 30 per cent quota of women.
Term 5 years
Last renewal dates 28 July 2010
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address Sénat
B.P. 814
BUJUMBURA
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Phone (257) 22 24 51 17
Fax (257) 22 24 51 14
E-mail senat@senat.bi
celcomsenat@yahoo.fr
Website http://www.senat.bi/

This page was last updated on 22 September 2011
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