Senate of Uzbekistan
Upper house of the parliament of Uzbekistan
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The Senate (Uzbek: Senat) is the upper house of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Type
of the Oliy Majlis
Term limits
NoneFounded8 December 1994
Chairman
Tanzila Norbaeva
since 21 June 2019
since 21 June 2019
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi Senati (Uzbek) | |
|---|---|
| 5th Oliy Majlis | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Oliy Majlis |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 8 December 1994 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Tanzila Norbaeva since 21 June 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 (84 indirectly elected by regional governments and 16 appointed by the president) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Senate Building in Tashkent | |
| Website | |
senat | |
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 Sobirov | 24 February 2006 – 22 January 2015 | [2] |
| Nigmatilla Yuldashev | 22 January 2015 – 21 June 2019 | [1] |
| Tanzila Norbaeva | 21 June 2019 – present |
