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 Arab Parliaments > What We Do > Databases > Arab Parliaments: Mauritania: Senate (Majlis Al-Chouyoukh)
Parliament: Parliament
Chamber: Senate (Majlis Al-Chouyoukh)
Date of Establishment:
Term: 6 years; one-third of the membership is renewed every two years
Method of Election/Appointment: 53 members are indirectly elected by municipal councilors, and 3 are designated by the 53 elected senators to represent the Mauritanians abroad
Bylaws: Bylaws of the Senate Assembly, 1992 [Arabic]
Other Regulatory Laws: No bylaws found.
Date of Affiliation to IPU: 1966 - 1978, 1994 - 2005, 2008 - Present
Date of Affiliation to AIPU: 1974
Address: Majlis Al-Chouyoukh, P.O.Box: 5838, Avenue de l'Indépendance, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Tel: (+222) 5256877
Fax: (+222) 5257373 - 5243711
E-mail:
Website: National Assembly [Arabic][French]
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Current Chamber
Chamber Name: 2009, one third of the membership renewed
Date formed: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Next Elections/Appointment:
N/A
Method of Election/Appointment:
Total Members: 56
Total Members (current): 56
Women: 8
(14.29%)
Women Caucus: No
Speaker: Ba Mamadou M'Baré
Secretary General: Mohamed El Moctar dit Betar
Standing Committees (5):
Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee | Finance and Budgetary Oversight Committee | Planning and Economic Affairs Committee | Constitutional, Legislative, Elections, and Public Administration Committee | Cultural and Social Committee
Adhoc Committees ():
Parliamentary Blocks:
Notes:
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Previous Chambers (if any)
Chamber Name: 2007
Date formed: Sunday, February 04, 2007
Next Elections/Appointment: January, 2013
Method of Election/Appointment: 53 members are indirectly elected by municipal councilors, and 3 are designated by the 53 elected senators to represent the Mauritanians abroad
Total Members: 56
Total Members (current): 56
Women: 9
(16.07%)
Women Caucus: No
Speaker: Ba Mamadou M'Baré
Secretary General: Mohamed El Moctar dit Betar
Standing Committees (5):
Cultural and Social Committee | Planning and Economic Affairs Committee | Finance and Budgetary Oversight Committee | Constitutional, Legislative, Elections, and Public Administration Committee | Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Armed Forces Committee
Adhoc Committees ():
Parliamentary Blocks:
Notes:
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