Deputy (legislator)

Deputy (legislator)

A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.

List of countries

This is an (incomplete) list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates.

Country Title Legislature
 Argentina Diputado Chamber of Deputies
 Belarus Дэпутат ("deputat") House of Representatives
 Bolivia Diputado Chamber of Deputies
 Brazil Deputado Federal Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
 Chile Diputado Chamber of Deputies
 China Deputy (人大代表) National People's Congress
 Colombia Diputado Departamental Assemblies
 Costa Rica Diputado Asamblea Legislativa
 Ecuador Diputado National Congress
 El Salvador Diputado Asamblea Legislativa
 France Député National Assembly
 Iran مجلس شورای اسلامی Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iran)
 Republic of Ireland Deputy / Teachta Dála Dáil Éireann
 Italy Deputato Chamber of Deputies
 Jersey Deputy States of Jersey
 Latvia Deputāts Saeima (Parliament)
 Lebanon Député/النواب (Nuwwab, or deputy) Parliament
 Luxembourg Député Chamber of Deputies
 Mexico Diputado Camara de Diputados
 Panama Diputado National Assembly
 Portugal Deputado Assembly of the Republic
 Romania Deputat Camera Deputatilor
 Russia Депутат ("deputat") State Duma and regional legislative bodies
 Spain Diputado Congress of Deputies
 Ukraine People's Deputy of Ukraine (Депутат) Verkhovna Rada

See also