The Senate (''Sénat'') is the upper house of the bicameral

Parliament of the Republic of Congo The Parliament of the Republic of the Congo consists of two chambers: *The Senate (Upper Chamber) *The National Assembly (Lower Chamber) See also *Politics of the Republic of the Congo *List of legislatures by country This is a list of legi ...

(''Parlement''). It has 72 members (six for each of the 12

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

), elected for a six-year term by district, local and regional councils. The Senate was established in 1992. Prior to the 2008 Senate election, it had 66 members; it was expanded to 72 members at that time to account for the creation of

Pointe-Noire Region Pointe-Noire (; kg, Njinji, french: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Befor ...

. Senators serve terms of six years each.''Constitution of the Republic of the Congo''
Article 93, paragraph (4): "Senators shall be elected by indirect universal suffrage by the Councils and Districts, Regions, Arrondissements, and Communes. No one shall be elected Senator if he has not attained the age of 50 years or if he is not a native born Congolese citizen."

Notable people

Alphonse-Mexil Etongo Alphonse-Mexil Etongo is a Congolese politician who has served in the Senate of Congo-Brazzaville since 2011. Previously he was Director of Research and Planning at the Ministry of Health and Population. Political career Etongo became Director o ...

References

Congo Government of the Republic of the Congo 1992 establishments in the Republic of the Congo {{legislature-stub