Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay

Chamber of Deputies

Cámara de Diputados
Type
Type
History
Founded1813[1]
Leadership
Raúl Luís Latorre, ANR
since 1 July 2023
Structure
Seats80
Political groups
Government
  •   ANR-PC (48)

Opposition (32)

Elections
Proportional representation
Last election
30 April 2023
Meeting place
Legislative Palace, Asunción
Website
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The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Paraguay's bicameral legislature, the National Congress. It is made up of 80 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. The other chamber of the National Congress (Congreso Nacional) is the Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores).

Unicameral congress was established in 1813, and replaced with bicameral congress including Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in 1870. In 1940, unicameral Chamber of Representatives was formed, and since 1967 there has been a bicameral legislature.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Breve Historia de la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la República del Paraguay" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.