Parliament
Parliament is unicameral and is located in Beirut.
The National Assembly has 128 members, who are elected to four-year terms by popular vote. 64 members are Christians. 64 members are Muslims.
Presidents
1943-1952 Bishara al-Khoury
1952-1958 Camille Shamoun
1958-1964 Fouad Shehab
1964-1970 Charle Hilo
1970-1976 Suleiman Frenjieh
1976-1982 Elias Sarkis
1982-1982 Bachir Gemayel
1982-1988 Amin Gemayel
1989-1989 Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss (acting)
1989-1989 René Muawad
1989-1989 Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss (acting)
1989-1998 Elias Hrawi
1998-2007 Émile Lahoud
2007-2008 Fouad Siniora (acting)
2008 now Michel Suleiman
Prime Ministers
1943-1943 Riad Solh
1943-1944 Henry Pharson
1944-1945 Riad Solh
1945-1945 Abdul Hamid Karame
1945-1946 Sami Solh
1946-1946 Saadi Munla
1946-1951 Riad Solh
1951-1951 Hussein Oweini
1951-1952 Abdullah Yafi
1952-1952 Sami Solh
1952-1952 Nazem Accari
1952-1952 Saeb Salam
1952-1952 Fouad Chehab
1952-1953 Khaled Chehab
1953-1953 Saeb Salam
1953-1955 Abdullah Yafi
1955-1955 Sami Solh
1955-1956 Rashid Karami
1956-1956 Abdullah Yafi
1956-1958 Sami Solh
1958-1960 Rashid Karami
1960-1960 Ahmad Daouq
1960-1961 Saeb Salam
1961-1964 Rashid Karami
1964-1965 Hussein Oweini
1965-1966 Rashid Karami
1966-1966 Abdullah Yafi
1966-1968 Rashid Karami
1968-1969 Abdullah Yafi
1969-1970 Rashid Karami
1970-1973 Saeb Salam
1973-1973 Amin al-Hafez
1973-1974 Takieddine Solh
1974-1975 Rashid Solh
1975-1975 Noureddin Rifai
1975-1976 Rashid Karami
1976-1980 Selim al-Hosa
1980-1980 Takieddine Solh
1980-1984 Chafiq al-Wazan
1984-1988 Rashid Karami
1988-1990 Michel Aoun Selim al-Hosa
1990-1990 Selim al-Hosa
1990-1992 Umar Karami
1992-1992 Rashid al-Solh
1992-1998 Rafiq al-Hariri
1998-2000 Selim al-Hoss
2000-2004 Rafiq al-Hariri
2004-2005 Omar Karame
2005-2005 Najib Mikati
2005-2009 Fouad Siniora
2009-2011 Saad Hariri
2011 now Najib Azmi Mikati
