Senate of Uzbekistan

Upper house of the parliament of Uzbekistan

Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi Senati (Uzbek)
5th Oliy MajlisTypeType
Upper house
of the Oliy Majlis
Term limits
NoneHistoryFounded2005Leadership
Chairman
Tanzila Norbaeva
since 21 June 2019
StructureSeats100 (84 directly elected and 16 appointed by the president)
Length of term
5 yearsMeeting placeSenate Building in TashkentWebsitesenat.uz Edit this at Wikidata
Politics of Uzbekistan

Commonwealth of Independent States CIS Member State


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  • 1992 (Current)
  • 1978
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The Senate (Uzbek: Senat) is the upper house of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Composition

The senate is composed of 100 members:

  • 84 elected senators
  • 16 senators appointed by the president.

Election

Senators are indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising members of local councils, with the country's 14 regions consisting of 12 provinces plus the capital of Tashkent and the semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan each electing senators to fill 6 seats. Senators serve five year terms.[1]

Chairmen of the Senate of Uzbekistan

Name Period Notes
Murat Sharifkhodjayev 27 January 2005 – 24 February 2006 [2]
Ilgizar Sabirov 24 February 2006 – 22 January 2015 [2]
Nigmatilla Yuldashev 22 January 2015 – 21 June 2019 [1]
Tanzila Norbaeva 21 June 2019 – present

References

  1. ^ a b "IPU PARLINE database: UZBEKISTAN (Senat), General information".
  2. ^ a b "| ЦентрАзия".

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