Parliament of Bhutan རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་ཁང་ gyelyong tshokhang | |
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| Fourth Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | National Council National Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck since December 14, 2006 | |
Chairperson of the National Council | Sangay Dorji, Nonpartisan since 10 May 2023 |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 72 25 Councilmen 47 Assemblymen |
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National Council political groups | Non-partisan (20)
Appointed (5) |
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National Assembly political groups | Government (30)
Opposition (17)
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| Authority | Article X, Constitution of Bhutan |
| Elections | |
Last National Council election | April 20, 2023 |
Last National Assembly election | 30 November 2023 and 9 January 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| Gyelyong Tshokhang, Thimphu | |
| Website | |
| National Council of Bhutan National Assembly of Bhutan | |
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The Parliament of Bhutan (Dzongkha: རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་ཁང་ gyelyong tshokhang) consists of the King of Bhutan together with a bicameral parliament.[1][nb 1] This bicameral parliament is made up of an upper house, the National Council and a lower house, the National Assembly.[nb 2] The current parliamentary framework replaced the unicameral Tshogdu in 2007, with the first members taking seats in 2008.
- ^ "Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan (English)" (PDF). Government of Bhutan. 2008-07-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
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