House of Councillors | |
Native Name: | مجلس المستشارين |
Coa Pic: | Coat of arms of Morocco.svg |
Coa Res: | 150px |
Term Limits: | 6 years |
House Type: | Upper house |
Leader1 Type: | President of the House of Councillors |
Election1: | 9 October 2021[1] |
Members: | 120 |
Session Res: | 395px |
Structure1: | Maroc Chambre des conseillers 2021.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 250px |
Political Groups1: | Government (63)
Support (9) Opposition (48) |
Meeting Place: | Rabat, Morocco |
The House of Councillors (pronounced as /ar/) is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 120 members, elected for a six-year term. 72 members are elected at the Kingdom's regional level, who represent the subnational administrative areas (collectivitiés territoriales); 20 members are elected in each region by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to the following professional associations: the agriculture associations, the commerce, industry and services associations, the arts and crafts associations and the marine fisheries associations; 8 members are elected in each region by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations; 20 members elected nationally by an electoral college made up of employees.[2]
The 2011 Constitution of Morocco retained this second chamber, but reduced its term of office from 9 to 6 years and its size to 120 seats.[2]