Senate of Venezuela
The Senate of Venezuela was the upper house of Venezuela's legislature under its 1961 constitution. Under the 1999 constitution, the bicameral system was replaced by the unicameral National Assembly of Venezuela. However, since 1999 the former chamber of senators has been used by the National Assembly for solemn meetings and other special functions.
In Venezuela, lifetime Senate seats existed from 1961 to 1999. The former Presidents who held this position were: Rómulo Betancourt (1964-1981), Raúl Leoni (1969-1972), Rafael Caldera (1974-1994, 1999), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1979-1989, 1994-1996), Luis Herrera Campins (1984-1999) and Jaime Lusinchi (1989-1999).
At the Senate's last election in 1998, it had 54 elected members (48 elected two per state plus 6 additional to get a more proportional result) and 3 lifetime senators.
Presidents of the Senate[]
| President | Tenure | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-1959 | Independent | ||
| Raúl Leoni | 1959-1962 | Acción Democrática | |
| Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa | 1962-1965 | Acción Democrática | |
| 1965-1968 | Acción Democrática | ||
| 1968-1969 | COPEI | ||
| 1969-1974 | COPEI | ||
| Gonzalo Barrios | 1974-1979 | Acción Democrática | |
| 1979-1984 | COPEI | ||
| Reinaldo Leandro Mora | 1984-1989 | Acción Democrática | |
| Octavio Lepage | 1989-1990 | Acción Democrática | |
| 1990-1991 | Acción Democrática | ||
| 1991-1993 | Acción Democrática | ||
| Octavio Lepage | 1993-1994 | Acción Democrática | |
| [3] | 1994-1996 | Movimiento al Socialismo | |
| [4] | 1996-1998 | Movimiento al Socialismo | |
| [5] | 1998-1999 | COPEI | |
| Luis Alfonso Dávila | 1999 | Movimiento V República | |
References[]
- ^ Venezuela (1983). "25 Años de legislación democrática".
- ^ Sereno, Herminia Cristina Méndez (January 1997). "5 siglos de historia de Venezuela: Desde 1492 hasta 1996 : Guía para estudiantes".
- ^ "Bulletin of the Inter-parliamentary Union". 1994.
- ^ "Bulletin of the Inter-parliamentary Union". 1995.
- ^ "Bulletin of the Inter-parliamentary Union". 1998.
See also[]
- National Assembly (Venezuela), Unicameral legislature of Venezuela since 2000
- Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies, Lower house of Venezuela 1961-1999
- Legislative branch of the Government of Venezuela
- Defunct upper houses
- 1961 establishments in Venezuela
- 1999 disestablishments in Venezuela
- Venezuela politics stubs