Regional Representative Council

Regional Representative Council

Dewan Perwakilan Daerah
2024–2029 period
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Type
Type
History
Established1 October 2004;
20 years ago
 (2004-10-01)
Preceded byUtusan Daerah (Regional Representatives)
New session started
1 October 2024
Leadership
Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin (Bengkulu)
since 2 October 2024
GKR Hemas (Yogyakarta)
since 2 October 2024
Deputy Speaker
Yorrys Raweyai (Central Papua)
since 2 October 2024
Deputy Speaker
Tamsil Linrung (South Sulawesi)
since 2 October 2024
Structure
Seats152
Political groups
  Nonpartisan (152)
Length of term
Five years
AuthorityOn the area of regional governments only:
  • Propose and give advice on bills to the lower house;
  • Oversight on the execution of laws[1]
  • No law-making power[2]
Elections
Single non-transferable vote
Last election
14 February 2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
Nusantara V Building, Parliamentary Complex
Jakarta, Indonesia
Website
dpd.go.id

The Regional Representative Council (Indonesian: Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, DPD; alternatively translatable as the House of Regions or the House of Regional Representatives or the Senate of Indonesia), is one of two parliamentary chambers in Indonesia. Together with the House of Representatives (DPR), it makes up the Indonesian national legislative body, the Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat (MPR).[3] Under Indonesia's constitution, the authority of the DPD is limited to areas related to regional governments and can only propose and give advice on bills to the DPR.[1] Unlike the DPR, the DPD has no direct law-making power.[2] Its members are usually called senators instead of DPD members.[4]

  1. ^ a b Asshiddiqie 2009, pp. 11–12.
  2. ^ a b Asshiddiqie 2009, p. 12.
  3. ^ Indrayana 2005, p. 369.
  4. ^ "Senator Indonesia". twitter.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2018.