Argentine Chamber of Deputies facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Argentine Chamber of Deputies Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación
Type
Type	Lower House
Leadership
President of the Chamber	Julián Domínguez, PJ - FPV Since 6 Dec 2011
1st Vice President of the Chamber	Norma Abdala de Matarazzo, Civic Front for Santiago Since 10 Dec 2010
Majority Leader	Agustín Rossi, PJ - FPV Since 10 Dec 2007
Minority Leader	Ricardo Gil Lavedra, UCR Since 10 Dec 2010
Structure
Seats	257 (List)
Political groups	PJ - FPV (115) UCR (38) PJ - Federal Peronism (23) Socialist Party/FAP (22) PRO (11) Civic Front for Santiago (7) CC-ARI (6) Córdoba Civic Front (5) New Encounter (5) Proyecto Sur (3) MPN (3) PJ - Peronist Union (3) Civic and Social Front of Catamarca (2) PJ of La Pampa (2) Democratic Party of Mendoza (2) Salta Renewal Party (1) Democratic Progressive Party (1) Federal Party of Tierra del Fuego (1) We Are All Salta (1) Union for Everyone (1)
Elections
Last election	28 June 2009
Meeting place
Chamber of Deputies, Argentine Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Website
http://www.diputados.gov.ar

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.

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.

See also

In Spanish: Cámara de Diputados de la Nación Argentina para niños