National Council (Namibia)

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National Council (Namibia)
Basic data
Seat: National Council Building in Windhoek
Legislative period : 5 years
First session: February 23, 1993
MPs: 42
Current legislative period
Last choice: 2015
Chair: Bernard Sibalatani (since December 9, 2019)
Distribution of seats:
40
1
1
40 1 1 
A total of 42 seats
Website
www.parliament.na
Margaret Mensah-Williams , Chairwoman of the National Council from 2015 to 2019 (2017)

The National Council ( English National Council ) is the upper house of the bicameral parliament of Namibia . The National Assembly forms the lower house of the country. The National Council has met since 1996 in the National Council Building north of the Ink Palace , the seat of the National Assembly.

According to the Namibian constitution of March 1990, the National Council has a politically advisory role. It consists of 42 members , three each from the country's 14 regional councils (since August 9, 2013) (up to December 2015: 26 from 13 regions).

Bernard Sibalatani has been President of the National Council since December 9, 2019 .

Distribution of seats in the National Council

Each of the 14 regions (up to 2013: 13) has sent three members to the National Council since 2015 (previously 2).

Political party 2015-2020 * 2010-2015 2004-2010 1998-2004 1992-1998
SWAPO 40 24   21   21   19th
PDM (formerly DTA) 1   1   1   4   6th
NUDO 1   0 0 - -
UDF 0   1   1   1   1
total 42 26th 26th 26th 26th

* SWAPO has voluntarily given up two seats and given them to opposition parties.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Opposition parties get two seats in the National Council. New Era, December 9, 2015