Chamber of Representatives of Belgium

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chamber_of_Representatives_of_Belgium

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:Kamer gptkb:Kammer gptkb:Chambre
gptkbp:appointedBy	Belgian citizens
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:current_president_since	2020
gptkbp:electionCycle	every 5 years
gptkbp:electionMethod	direct election
gptkbp:emblem	gptkb:Flag_of_Belgium
gptkbp:established	1831
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Constitution_of_Belgium
gptkbp:firstElection	1831
gptkbp:hasCommittee	gptkb:Committee_on_Foreign_Relations gptkb:Committee_on_National_Defence gptkb:Committee_on_Finance_and_Budget gptkb:Committee_on_Justice gptkb:Committee_on_Social_Affairs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
gptkbp:lastElection	2024
gptkbp:legislative_power_shared_with	gptkb:Senate_of_Belgium
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Belgium annual unicameral (de facto, with Senate as non-permanent upper house)
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:Palace_of_the_Nation
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_members	21
gptkbp:minimum_voting_age	18
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:Kammer_der_Abgeordneten gptkb:Chambre_des_représentants gptkb:Kamer_van_Volksvertegenwoordigers
gptkbp:nextEdition	2029
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	150
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:French gptkb:German Dutch
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Federal_Parliament_of_Belgium
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Eliane_Tillieux
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle	gptkb:President_of_the_Chamber_of_Representatives
gptkbp:responsible_for	approving the budget appointing the Prime Minister oversight of the federal government ratifying international treaties passing federal laws
gptkbp:salary	€7,000/month (approximate, varies)
gptkbp:stateElectorate	11 multi-member constituencies
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Belgium
gptkbp:termLength	5 years
gptkbp:upperHouse	gptkb:Senate_of_Belgium
gptkbp:votingSystem	proportional representation
gptkbp:website	https://www.dekamer.be/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Melchior_Wathelet gptkb:Vincent_Van_Quickenborne gptkb:Herman_De_Croo gptkb:Jean-Marie_Dedecker gptkb:Jean-Pierre_Grafé gptkb:Pieter_De_Crem gptkb:Cathérine_Huart gptkb:Michael_Freilich gptkb:Chamber_of_Representatives gptkb:Belgian_Socialist_Party gptkb:Catherine_Lemaire gptkb:Flor_Van_Noppen
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6