House of Assembly (Zimbabwe)

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House of Assembly (Zimbabwe)
Basic data
Seat: Harare
Legislative period : 5 years
MPs: 210 elected MPs and 60 women
Current legislative period
Last choice: July 30, 2018
Website
www.parlzim.gov.zw

The House of Assembly , also known as the National Assembly , is the lower house in the bicameral system of Zimbabwe .

Elections and offices

210 members (up to 2008: 150 members) are elected to the House of Assembly for five years each. In addition, 60 female MPs are appointed. The last election took place on July 31, 2013.

The chairman is the speaker , since 2013 Jacob Francis Mudenda.

Parliament building

House of Assembly in Harare next to the Anglican Cathedral of St Mary and All Saints

The parliament is located in the capital Harare . The former hotel for white settlers was converted into a parliament in 1898 and extensions were added several times from 1937.

A new parliament complex for 100 million US dollars has been under construction since 2017 in the future capital Mount Hampden , about 20 km from the center of Harare. The new building, financed by the People's Republic of China , is scheduled to be completed in 2021. Mount Hampden is in the home province of former President Robert Mugabe .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c ZIMBABWE (National Assembly), full text . In: IPU PARLINE database . Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Officials of the two chambers of parliament at parlzim.gov.zw (English), accessed on November 23, 2017
  3. ^ Zimbabwe . In: places-of-power.org - A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide . Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Thulani Mpofu: Zimbabwe's Parliament is on the move . In: The National . February 7, 2010.
  5. ^ New parliament building takes shape. The Zimbabwe Independent, August 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ Mt. Hampden parly building access road nears completion. newsday.co.zw from November 2017 (English), accessed on November 23, 2017

Coordinates: 17 ° 49 ′ 40.1 ″  S , 31 ° 3 ′ 8.3 ″  E