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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
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