House of Federation

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House of Federation የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት
36th Ethiopian Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the bicameral legislature of Ethiopia
Chambers	Second
Term limits	Five years
History
Founded	21 August 1995; 29 years ago (1995-08-21)
New session started	9 October 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Agegnehu Teshager, PP since 4 October 2021
Deputy Speaker	Zahara Umud [am] since 4 October 2021
Structure
Seats	112
Political groups	Government (410)   Prosperity Party (410) Opposition (15)   NaMA (5)   EZEMA (4)   GPDO (2)   Independent (4) Vacant (122)   Vacant (122)
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) Taye Atskeselassie
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).