Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan
Encyclopedia
The Legislative Chamber is the lower house
of the Supreme Assembly, or National Assembly
(Oliy Majlis) of Uzbekistan
. It has 150 members, 135 elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies using the two-round system and 15 elected by the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan.
Lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
of the Supreme Assembly, or National Assembly
Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan
The Supreme Assembly or National Assembly is the parliament of Uzbekistan.It succeeded the Supreme Soviet in 1995, was unicameral until 2005, but now has two chambers:*The Legislative Chamber*The Senate...
(Oliy Majlis) of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. It has 150 members, 135 elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies using the two-round system and 15 elected by the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan.
Chairpersons of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Erkin Khalilov | January 27, 2005–January 23, 2008 |
| Diloram Tashmukhamedova | January 23, 2008–Incumbent |