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House of Federation
የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት
Type
Type
Upper house
of the bicameral legislature of Ethiopia
Chambers
Second
Term limits
Five years
History
Founded
21 August 1995; 28 years ago (1995-08-21)
New session started
9 October 2023
Leadership
Speaker
Agegnehu Teshager, PP since 4 October 2021
Deputy Speaker
Zahara Umud since 4 October 2021
Structure
Seats
112
Joint committees
Committee for Regional & Constitutional Affairs
Budget Subsidy & Revenue Affairs Committee
Meeting place
Federal Parliamentary Assembly
Website
www.hofethiopia.gov.et
Constitution
1995 Constitution
Politics of Ethiopia
Constitution
Presidency
Constitution
History
President (List)
Sahle-Work Zewde
Executive
Prime Minister (List)
Abiy Ahmed
Deputies
Debretsion Gebremichael
Demeke Mekonnen
Muktar Kedir
Council of Ministers
Legislature
House of Federation
House of Peoples' Representatives
Judiciary
Federal Supreme Court
Elections
Recent elections
Presidential: 2013
2018
Parliamentary: 2015
2021
NEBE
Political parties
Administrative divisions
Regions
Zones
Districts
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Gedu Andargachew
Diplomatic missions of / in Ethiopia
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Foreign aid
Related topics
Human rights
Human Rights Commission
Reconciliation Commission
Inquiry Board (Tigray War)
Other countries
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The House of Federation (Amharic: የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት, romanized: Ye-Fēdērēshin Mikir Bēt) is the upper house of the bicameral Federal Parliamentary Assembly, the parliament of Ethiopia. It has 112 members.
Each Nation, Nationality and People shall be represented in the House of the Federation by at least one member. Each Nation or Nationality shall be represented by one additional representative for each one million of its population (Article 61:2 of the constitution).
Members of the House of the Federation shall be elected by the State Councils. The State Councils may themselves elect representatives to the House of the Federation, or they may hold elections to have the representatives elected by the people directly (Article 61:3 of the constitution).
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