Argentine Chamber of Deputies

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber is the only one to levy taxes; to draft troops; and to call the President, cabinet ministers, and members of the Supreme Court before the Senate. There are 257 seats. One-half of the members are elected every two years.

Argentine Chamber of Deputies Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación
Type
Type	Lower house of the Argentine National Congress
Term limits	None
Leadership
President of the Chamber	Cecilia Moreau, FdT since 2 August 2022
1st Vice President of the Chamber	Omar De Marchi, PRO–JxC since 09 Dec 2020
Majority Leader	-
Minority Leader	Germán Pedro Martinez, FdT since 1 Feb 2022
Structure
Seats	257 (List)
Political groups	Government (118)   Frente de Todos (118) Independents (15)   Federal (8)   United Provinces (5)   SER (1) Opposition (124)   JxC (116)   FIT–U (4)   Avanza Libertad (2)   Libertad Avanza (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Last election	14 November 2021
Meeting place
Chamber of Deputies, Congress Palace, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Website
http://www.diputados.gov.ar

Members must be at least twenty-five years old. They must have been a resident of the province they represent for at least four years.

Each province has one deputy per 161,000 people. Then each province gets 3 more deputies. The minimum number of deputies is five.