Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan | |
Legislature: | 5th Oliy Majlis |
Logo Pic: | Senate of Uzbekistan logo.png |
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House Type: | Upper house |
Body: | Oliy Majlis |
Foundation: | 2005 |
Term Limits: | None |
Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
Leader1: | Tanzila Norbaeva |
Election1: | 21 June 2019 |
Members: | 100 (84 directly elected and 16 appointed by the president) |
Term Length: | 5 years |
Session Room: | Parliament of Uzbekistan.JPG |
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Meeting Place: | Senate Building in Tashkent |
The Senate (uz|Senat) is the upper house of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The senate is composed of 100 members:
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.
Name | Period | Notes | |
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Murat Sharifkhodjayev | 27 January 2005 - 24 February 2006 | [1] | |
Ilgizar Sabirov | 24 February 2006 - 22 January 2015 | ||
Nigmatilla Yuldashev | 22 January 2015 - 21 June 2019 | [2] | |
Tanzila Norbaeva | 21 June 2019 - present |