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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Baby of the House is the unofficial title given to the youngest member of a parliamentary house. The term is most often applied to members of the British parliament from which the term originated.[1] The title is named after the Father of the House, which is given to the longest serving member of the British and other parliaments.

United Kingdom

Becoming the Baby of the House of Commons is regarded as something of an achievement despite the lack of any special treatment that comes with the title. However, some MPs who have held the position for a considerable period – Matthew Taylor was the Baby of the House for over ten years – have found it somewhat embarrassing, as it may suggest that they have a lack of experience, although many holders of the title have gone on to enjoy long and distinguished parliamentary careers.

From August 1999 to September 2001, all three of the leaders of the main political parties - Tony Blair, William Hague and Charles Kennedy - had been the youngest MPs in their party when they began their political careers, though only Kennedy had been Baby of the House.

Of those whose ages can be verified, the youngest MP since the Reform Act 1832[2] is Mhairi Black, elected in 2015 aged 20 years 237 days.[3] The age of candidacy for Parliament was lowered from 21 to 18 by the Electoral Administration Act 2006. William Pitt the Younger was elected at 21 and became Prime Minister two years later in 1783.

Owen Carron directly replaced Bobby Sands as both MP for Fermanagh South Tyrone and Baby of the House after Sands' death on hunger strike, but neither ever took his seat.[4] George Charles Grey is the only other Baby of the House to die while in post, in World War Two.[5]

List of babies of the House of Commons

In the following table, "(b)" denotes an M.P. elected at a by-election.

Elected Name Constituency Party Age when elected
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Dungannon Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname St Pancras West Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Chichester Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Mid Tipperary Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname West Derbyshire Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Strand Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Kilkenny City Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Wakefield Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Marylebone West Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname West Down Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Appleby Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Horsham Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Mid Norfolk Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Uxbridge Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Newton Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Hythe Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname North Tipperary Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname North Louth Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Liverpool Abercromby Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort[6] Шаблон:Sortname West Donegal Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Isle of Thanet Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Leicester East Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Romford Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Isle of Ely Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname North Lanarkshire Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Hereford Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Widnes Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Rutland and Stamford Шаблон:Party name with colour 25
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Eastbourne Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Western Isles Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Kettering Шаблон:Party name with colour 25
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Berwick-upon-Tweed Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
Шаблон:Sort[7] Шаблон:Sortname Kettering Шаблон:Party name with colour 29
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Chelmsford Шаблон:Party name with colour 29
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Isle of Thanet Шаблон:Party name with colour 25
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Southwark Central Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname South Norfolk Шаблон:Party name with colour 28
Шаблон:Sort[8] Шаблон:Sortname Bristol South East Шаблон:Party name with colour 25
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Belfast West Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort[9] Шаблон:Sortname Bristol South East Шаблон:Party name with colour 26
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Bournemouth West Шаблон:Party name with colour 28
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Liverpool West Derby Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort[10] Шаблон:Sortname Fermanagh and South Tyrone Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort[10] Шаблон:Sortname Gravesend Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Gainsborough Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Bristol West Шаблон:Party name with colour 26
Шаблон:Sort[11] Шаблон:Sortname Morecambe and Lonsdale Шаблон:Party name with colour 28
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname East Aberdeenshire Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Southend West Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Glasgow Cathcart Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles Шаблон:Party name with colour 26
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Uxbridge Шаблон:Party name with colour 25
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Nuneaton Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Mid Ulster Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Merioneth Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Welwyn and Hatfield Шаблон:Party name with colour 25
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Birmingham Stechford Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Liverpool Edge Hill Шаблон:Party name with colour 28
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Loughborough Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort[12] Шаблон:Sortname Fermanagh and South Tyrone Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort[7] Шаблон:Sortname Loughborough Шаблон:Party name with colour 29
Шаблон:Sort[12] Шаблон:Sortname Fermanagh and South Tyrone Шаблон:Party name with colour 28
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Ross, Cromarty and Skye Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Truro Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort[13] Шаблон:Sortname Shipley Шаблон:Party name with colour 24
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Tottenham Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Brent East Шаблон:Party name with colour 29
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname East Dunbartonshire Шаблон:Party name with colour 25
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Norwich North Шаблон:Party name with colour 27
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Airdrie and Shotts Шаблон:Party name with colour 25
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Paisley and Renfrewshire South Шаблон:Party name with colour 20
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Nottingham East Шаблон:Party name with colour 23
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Selby and Ainsty Шаблон:Party name with colour 25

Youngest member of the House of Lords

The title 'Baby of the House' is not used in the House of Lords, though the youngest member is recorded on the House website.[14] Шаблон:As of, the youngest member of the House is Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge (born 10 May 1993[15]), who was created a life peer in July 2023 at the age of 30, becoming the youngest ever life peer.[16][17]

The youngest male member of the House is Lord Kempsell (born 8 May 1992), who was likewise created a life peer in July 2023 at the age of 31.

Standing Orders state that "No Lord under the age of one and twenty years shall be permitted to sit in the House". When most members of the Lords were hereditary peers, a peer who had inherited his or her peerage(s) while under age was entitled to take a seat on the day before his or her 21st birthday. In theory, such a hereditary peer could still be elected to sit in the House at that age; in practice, the youngest hereditary peer to have been elected was Lord Freyberg (born 15 December 1970), who was elected in October 1999 at the age of 28.

List of youngest members of the Scottish Parliament

This is a list of youngest members of the Scottish Parliament created in 1999.

Elected Name Constituency/region Party Age when elected
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Highlands and Islands region Шаблон:Party name with colour 25[18]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname North East Scotland region Шаблон:Party name with colour 28
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency Шаблон:Party name with colour 31
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Glasgow region Шаблон:Party name with colour 26
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname West Scotland region Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Highlands and Islands region Шаблон:Party name with colour 23

List of youngest members of the Senedd

This is a list of youngest members of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), created in 1999. From its creation in 1999 until May 2020, the Senedd was known as the National Assembly for Wales (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru).

Elected Name Constituency/region Party DOB Age when elected
1999 Jonathan Morgan South Wales Central Шаблон:Party name with colour 19 March 1974 25
2003 Laura Ann Jones South Wales East Шаблон:Party name with colour 21 February 1979 24
2007 Bethan Jenkins South Wales West Шаблон:Party name with colour 9 December 1981 25
2016 Steffan Lewis South Wales East Шаблон:Party name with colour 30 May 1984 31
2018 (b) Jack Sargeant Alyn and Deeside Шаблон:Party name with colour 1994 23[19]
2021 Luke Fletcher South Wales West Шаблон:Party name with colour 1995/96 25[20]

Australia

In Australia the term is rarely used. Most MPs and senators are elected usually only in their thirties and later but some prominent MPs have been elected rather early in life including Prime Ministers Malcolm Fraser and Paul Keating who were both elected at age 25 in 1955 and 1969 respectively. The youngest Baby of the House was Wyatt Roy. He was elected at age 20 in 2010, being the youngest person ever to be elected to an Australian parliament.[21]

Шаблон:As of, the current Baby of the House is the Member for Brisbane Stephen Bates (age Шаблон:Age). Senator Fatima Payman (age 27) is the youngest member of the Senate.

Azerbaijan

in the 2020 Azerbaijani parliamentary election, Sabina Khasayeva at the age of 27 was the youngest MP elected.[22]

Canada

The youngest-ever elected member of the House of Commons of Canada is Pierre-Luc Dusseault, who was elected at the age of 19 years and 11 months in 2011. Dusseault is the youngest MP in Canadian history.[23] In the past, MPs such as Sean O'Sullivan, Pierre Poilievre, Andrew Scheer, Claude-André Lachance and Lorne Nystrom have also held the distinction.

Eric Melillo is the youngest current MP, representing the riding of Kenora, Ontario, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada; born in 1998, elected at 21 years of age. The youngest member of the Senate of Canada is Patrick Brazeau of Repentigny, Quebec; born 1974, appointed at 34 years of age.

Finland

Entered Name Born Party Note
1970 Шаблон:Sortname 1946 Centre Party
1972 Шаблон:Sortname 1950 Social Democratic Party of Finland
1979 Шаблон:Sortname 1956 Social Democratic Party of Finland died in 2011
1983 Шаблон:Sortname 1959 National Coalition Party
1991 Шаблон:Sortname 1967 National Coalition Party
1994 Шаблон:Sortname 1967 National Coalition Party
1995 Шаблон:Sortname 1972 Social Democratic Party of Finland
1999 Шаблон:Sortname 1975 Centre Party
2003 Шаблон:Sortname 1976 Social Democratic Party of Finland
2004 Шаблон:Sortname 1977 Green League
2007 Шаблон:Sortname 1982 Centre Party
2011 Шаблон:Sortname 1986 Finns Party
2015 Шаблон:Sortname 1991 Social Democratic Party of Finland
2019 Шаблон:Sortname 1994 Green League
2023 Шаблон:Sortname 1999 Centre Party

France

List of youngest members of the French Parliament

This is a list of youngest members of the French parliament.

Elected Name Department Age
1789 Mathieu de Montmorency-Laval Yvelines 22
1791 Шаблон:Ill Yonne 24
1815 Шаблон:Ill Indre-et-Loire 22
2012 Marion Maréchal-Le Pen Vaucluse 22
2017 Ludovic Pajot Pas-de-Calais 23
2022 Tematai Le Gayic French Polynesia 21

Germany

In Germany the term is rarely used. Emilia Fester was the youngest MP elected in the 2021 federal election at the age of 23.[24]

Emily Vontz became the youngest MP in 2023, at the age of 22.[25]

In 2022, Pascal Leddin became the youngest member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony.[26]

Grenada

Kerryne James was elected in the 2022 Grenadian general election at the age of 24 becoming the country's youngest ever legislator.[27]

Hong Kong

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Nathan Law, the youngest member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, was elected at the age of 23.

In Hong Kong the term is rarely used. The current baby of the Legislative Council is Joephy Chan who was elected in the 2021 Legislative Council election.

The youngest-ever elected member from 1991 to 2016 was James To, who ran for the first Legislative Council direct election in 1991 at the age of 28. His record ceased in 2016, when the youngest-ever elected member Nathan Law and the youngest-ever elected female member Yau Wai-ching, were both elected in the 2016 election at the age of 23 and 25 respectively, were both disqualified over the oath-taking controversy between 2016 and 2017. He was replaced by Ho Kai-ming, who was the fourth-youngest member when he was elected in 2016. He was later replaced by Au Nok-hin who was elected in the 2018 by-election but was unseated in 2019. The title went back to Ho who subsequently resigned in May 2020 for joining the government and was replaced by Cheng Chung-tai who was the fifth youngest member in 2016, until himself got disqualified in August 2021. The title eventually returned to Steven Ho who was elected as the youngest member in 2012.

Duration Name Date of birth Constituency Party Elected Start age
1 October 1991 – 1 July 1998 James To Шаблон:Birth date Kowloon Southwest GC bgcolor="Шаблон:Party color"| Шаблон:Nowrap 1991 Шаблон:Age in years and months
1 July 1998 – 1 October 2008 Bernard Chan Шаблон:Birth date Insurance FC Шаблон:Party name with colour 1998 Шаблон:Age in years and months
1 October 2008 – 1 October 2012 Chan Hak-kan Шаблон:Birth date New Territories East GC Шаблон:Party name with colour 2008 Шаблон:Age in years and months
1 October 2012 – 29 February 2016 Steven Ho Шаблон:Birth date Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party name with colour 2012 Шаблон:Age in years and months
29 February 2016 – 1 October 2016 Alvin Yeung Шаблон:Birth date New Territories East GC Шаблон:Party name with colour 2016 (b) Шаблон:Age in years and months
1 October 2016 – 14 July 2017 Nathan Law Шаблон:Birth date Hong Kong Island GC Шаблон:Party name with colour 2016 Шаблон:Age in years and months
14 July 2017 – 21 March 2018 Ho Kai-ming Шаблон:Birth date Labour FC Шаблон:Party name with colour 2016 Шаблон:Age in years and months
21 March 2018 – 17 December 2019 Au Nok-hin Шаблон:Birth date Hong Kong Island GC Шаблон:Party name with colour 2018 (b) Шаблон:Age in years and months
17 December 2019 – 31 May 2020 Ho Kai-ming Шаблон:Birth date Labour FC Шаблон:Party name with colour 2016 Шаблон:Age in years and months
31 May 2020 – 26 August 2021 Cheng Chung-tai Шаблон:Birth date New Territories West GC Шаблон:Party name with colour 2016 Шаблон:Age in years and months
26 August 2021 – 31 December 2021 Steven Ho Шаблон:Birth date Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party name with colour 2012 Шаблон:Age in years and months
1 January 2022 – Present Joephy Chan Шаблон:Birth date Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party name with colour 2021 Шаблон:Age in years and months

[ (b) – by-election]

Hungary

The youngest-ever elected member of the National Assembly is Ilona Burka, who became MP at the age of 19 years, 5 months and 13 days on 12 May 1971, following the 1971 parliamentary election.

Member Party Date
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | Károly Wirth NYKP 1939–1944
András Kis MKP 1944–1945
András Hegedüs MKP 1945
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | István B. Rácz FKGP 1945–1947
János Gosztonyi NPP 1947–1949
Etel Kurlik MDP 1949–1953
Mária Inklovics MDP
MSZMP
1953–1957
Margit Kaptur MSZMP 1957–1958
Jusztina Csarnai MSZMP 1958–1963
István Ollári MSZMP 1963–1967
István Bartha MSZMP 1967–1971
Ilona Burka MSZMP 1971–1975
Valéria Czégai MSZMP 1975–1980
Ibolya Kovács MSZMP 1980–1985
Márta Danka MSZMP 1985–1989
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | Edit Bödő-Rózsa Ind. 1989–1990
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | SZDSZ
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | Béla Glattfelder Fidesz 1990–1993
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | Róbert Répássy Fidesz 1993–1994
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | László Botka MSZP 1994–1998
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | János Zuschlag MSZP 1998–2002
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | Péter Szijjártó Fidesz 2002–2006
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | László Nagy MSZP 2006–2010
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | Dóra Dúró Jobbik 2010–2018
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | Péter Ungár LMP 2018–2022
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color" | Miklós Hajnal Momentum 2022–present

India

Elected Name Constituency Party Age when elected
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Barh Шаблон:Party name with colour 25 years, 3 months[28]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Phulbani Шаблон:Party name with colour 26 years, 8 months[29]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Vadodara Шаблон:Party name with colour 26 years, 2 months[30]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Ganganagar Шаблон:Party name with colour 25 years, 4 months[31]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Gorakhpur Шаблон:Party name with colour 25 years, 8 months[32]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Kannauj Шаблон:Party name with colour 26 years, 7 months[33]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Mainpuri Шаблон:Party name with colour 25 years, 8 months[34]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Lakshadweep Шаблон:Party name with colour 27 years, 0 months[35]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Hisar Шаблон:Party name with colour 26 years, 1 month[36]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Keonjhar Шаблон:Party name with colour 25 years, 11 months

[(b) – by-election]

Iran

Source:[37]
Elected Member Affiliation Age when elected
2012 Mohammad Hassannejad Independent 31
2016 Fatemeh Hosseini List of Hope 30
2020 Rouhollah Nejabat Independent 31

Ireland

In the Republic of Ireland the term is rarely used, as TDs normally enter the Dáil after a political career in local government, usually only in their thirties and later. The current baby of the Dáil is the Fianna Fáil deputy James O'Connor (Cork East), who was 22 years and 7 months old when elected in February 2020.

The youngest TD of all time was William J. Murphy, elected age 21 years 29 days; the youngest female TD was Kathleen O'Connor, 21 years 7 months.

List of babies of the Dáil

Elected Name Constituency Party Age
1918 Шаблон:Sortname[38] West Donegal Шаблон:Party name with color 21
1927 Шаблон:Sortname Cork North Шаблон:Party name with color 26
1937 Шаблон:Sortname Dublin North-West Шаблон:Party name with color 24
1943 Шаблон:Sortname Laois–Offaly Шаблон:Party name with color 23
1948 Шаблон:Sortname Donegal East Шаблон:Party name with color 26
1949 Шаблон:Sortname Cork West Шаблон:Party name with color 21
1951 Шаблон:Sortname Dublin North-West Шаблон:Party name with color 24
1956 Шаблон:Sortname Kerry North Шаблон:Party name with color 21
1957 Шаблон:Sortname Galway South Шаблон:Party name with color 24
1958 Шаблон:Sortname Galway South Шаблон:Party name with color 23
1961 Шаблон:Sortname Wexford Шаблон:Party name with color 21
1965 Шаблон:Sortname Dublin County Шаблон:Party name with color 24
1969 Шаблон:Sortname Meath Шаблон:Party name with color 22
1975 Шаблон:Sortname Galway West Шаблон:Party name with color 24
1975 Шаблон:Sortname Mayo West Шаблон:Party name with color 24
1977 Шаблон:Sortname Dublin County Mid Шаблон:Party name with color 23
1979 Шаблон:Sortname Cork North-East Шаблон:Party name with color 22
1981 Шаблон:Sortname Wexford Шаблон:Party name with color 21
1984 Шаблон:Sortname Laois–Offaly Шаблон:Party name with color 24
1987 Шаблон:Sortname Donegal South-West Шаблон:Party name with color 21
1995 Шаблон:Sortname Wicklow Шаблон:Party name with color 24
1997 Шаблон:Sortname Longford–Roscommon Шаблон:Party name with color 24
2002 Шаблон:Sortname Meath Шаблон:Party name with color 24
2007 Шаблон:Sortname Dublin South-East Шаблон:Party name with color 27
2011 Шаблон:Sortname Wicklow Шаблон:Party name with color 24
2016 Шаблон:Sortname Dublin West Шаблон:Party name with color 25
2020 Шаблон:Sortname Cork East Шаблон:Party name with color 22

Baby of Seanad Éireann

Elected Name Panel Party Age
2011 Шаблон:Sortname[39] Industrial and Commercial Panel Шаблон:Party name with color 22
2016 Шаблон:Sortname Cultural and Educational Panel Шаблон:Party name with color 24

Israel

In Israel the term is seldom used. The youngest member of the current Knesset is Yitzhak Wasserlauf of Otzma Yehudit elected in 2022 aged 30.

The youngest member of the Knesset ever is Moshe Nissim, elected in 1959 aged 24.

Italy

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Enzo Lattuca, baby of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (2013–2018) and youngest deputy ever.
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Rachele Scarpa, current baby of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

The youngest member of the Chamber of Deputies ever is Enzo Lattuca (PD), elected in 2013, aged 25 years, 1 month, and 6 days.

Elected Name Party Date of birth Age
1948 Francesco Pignatone DC 30 March 1923 Шаблон:Ayd
1953 Fabio De Felice MSI 13 July 1927 Шаблон:Ayd
1958 Riccardo Misasi DC 14 July 1932 Шаблон:Ayd
1963 Luigi Berlinguer PCI 25 July 1932 Шаблон:Ayd
1967 Giuseppe Antonio Bottaro PCI 21 October 1933 Шаблон:Ayd
1968 Carlo Sangalli DC 31 August 1937 Шаблон:Ayd
1972 Giuseppa Mendola PCI 4 December 1945 Шаблон:Ayd
1976 Paolo Allegra PCI 2 December 1950 Шаблон:Ayd
1979 Anna Maria Castelli Migali PCI 5 October 1951 Шаблон:Ayd
1979 Michl Ebner SVP 20 September 1952 Шаблон:Ayd
1983 Giovanni Negri PR 16 May 1957 Шаблон:Ayd
1987 Cristina Bevilacqua PCI 9 March 1962 Шаблон:Ayd
1992 Elisabetta Bertotti LN 8 December 1966 Шаблон:Ayd
1994 Sebastiano Fogliato LN 28 September 1967 Шаблон:Ayd
1996 Franca Gambato LN 31 August 1969 Шаблон:Ayd
2001 Chiara Moroni NPSI 23 October 1974 Шаблон:Ayd
2006 Arturo Scotto DS 15 May 1978 Шаблон:Ayd
2008 Annagrazia Calabria PdL 6 May 1982 Шаблон:Ayd
2013 Enzo Lattuca PD 9 February 1988 Шаблон:Ayd
2018 Angela Raffa M5S 26 January 1993 Шаблон:Ayd
2022 Rachele Scarpa PD 29 January 1997 Шаблон:Ayd

Kenya

MP Age Party Constituency Election Parliament
John Paul Mwirigi[40] 23 UDA Igembe South 2017 12th Parliament

Malawi

The youngest MP in Malawi was Angela Zachepa who was voted in as MP at age 21.[41]

Malaysia

In Malaysia, the term is rarely used. Most MPs are elected and Senators are appointed or elected usually in their Middle Ages but some prominent ones have been elected or appointed in their young ages including former Prime Minister and corrupt ruler Najib Razak who was elected at 22 years and 6 months in age in 1976. The youngest ever elected is Batu MP Prabakaran Parameswaran, who was elected at the age of 22 years and 3 months in 2018.[42] The present Baby of the House is Sungai Petani MP Mohammed Taufiq Johari who was elected in 2022. Mohammed Taufiq is a month younger than Prabakaran. Any citizen 18 years of age or older can become a candidate and be elected to the Dewan Rakyat as an MP and State Legislative Assemblies of Malaysia as an MP[43] while any citizen 30 years of age or older can be appointed or elected to the Dewan Negara as a Senator.

Marshall Islands

In the 2019 general election, Kitlang Kabua became the youngest person ever elected to the Nitijeļā.[44][45]

New Zealand

Файл:Chlöe Swarbrick headshot.jpg
Swarbrick in 2017

The term "Baby of the House" is rarely used in New Zealand. The current Baby of the House is Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori, who was elected on 14 October 2023 aged 21.[46] Maipi-Clarke succeeded Chlöe Swarbrick of the Green Party, who was elected on 24 September 2017 aged 23.[47]

Youngest MPs in the New Zealand House of Representatives
Name Elected from Party Date of birth Became baby Age
Шаблон:Sortname Christchurch Country Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Akaroa Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts 22
Шаблон:Sortname Oamaru Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Suburbs of Nelson Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts 22
Шаблон:Sortname Ashley Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts 27
Шаблон:Sortname Gladstone Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Waitemata Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts 23
Шаблон:Sortname Inangahua Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Wellington Suburbs Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname City of Dunedin Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Wellington Central Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Westland Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Auckland East Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Motueka Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Motueka Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Lyttelton Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Rangitikei Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Wanganui Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Northern Maori Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Mt Albert Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Napier Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Timaru Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Dunedin Central Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname New Lynn Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Otago Central Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Eden Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Raglan Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Waikato Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Tasman Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname List Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Ōtaki Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname List Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname List Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Botany Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:NZ electorate link Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname List Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
Шаблон:Sortname Шаблон:NZ electorate link Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd

Philippines

In the Congress of the Philippines, the term "Baby of the House" is rarely used; the term "Benjamin" of the chamber is used instead.[48] Special treatment is not given to the youngest member of either chamber. However, by tradition, the youngest member of the chamber usually administers the oath of office to their incoming leader (i.e. President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives).

The minimum age for being a member of the House of Representatives is 25 years old, while for the Senate, it is 35, as stipulated in the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. In 1933, Benigno Aquino, Sr. became senator at the age of 33;[49] the Jones Law, which created the Senate, had prescribed the minimum age of 30.

The current Benjamin of the House is Representative Braeden Jaime Cojuangco of the 1st District of Tarlac. Meanwhile, Senator Mark Villar has been the youngest Senator since 2022.[50]

List of youngest members of the Philippine House of Representatives

Entered Name Party District Date of Birth Assumed Office Age Note Ref
1987 Gerardo A. Roxas Jr. Шаблон:Party name with colour Capiz–1st Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
1992 Ralph Recto Шаблон:Party name with colour Batangas–4th Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd [51]
1995 Mike Defensor Шаблон:Party name with colour Quezon City–3rd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd [51]
1998 Alan Peter Cayetano Шаблон:Party name with colour Pateros–Taguig Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd [51]
2001 Felix William Fuentebella Шаблон:Party name with colour Camarines Sur–3rd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd [48]
2002 Joel Villanueva Шаблон:Party name with colour Partylist Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd [48]
2004 Joel Villanueva Шаблон:Party name with colour Partylist Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd
2007 Sharee Ann Tan Шаблон:Party name with colour Samar–2nd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd [51]
2010 Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual   Kalinga Partylist Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd sworn in Feliciano Belmonte as Speaker[52] [53]
2013 Xavier Jesus Romualdo Шаблон:Party name with colour Camiguin Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd sworn in Feliciano Belmonte as Speaker[54] [55]
2016 Dennis Laogan Ang Kabuhayan Partylist Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd sworn in Pantaleon Alvarez[56] and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo[57] as Speaker [58]
2019 Braeden John Biron Шаблон:Party name with colour Iloilo–4th Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd sworn in Alan Peter Cayetano as Speaker [50]
2022 Jaime Cojuangco Шаблон:Party name with colour Tarlac–1st Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd sworn in Martin Romualdez as Speaker

List of youngest members of the Philippine Senate

Congress Name Party Date of Birth Age When Elected From To
8th Joey Lina Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts
9th, 10th Nikki Coseteng Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts
11th Loren Legarda Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts
12th Ralph Recto Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts
13th Bong Revilla Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts
14th, 15th Antonio Trillanes Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts
16th Bam Aquino Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts
17th, 18th Manny Pacquiao Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Dts
19th Mark Villar Шаблон:Party name with colour Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Ayd Шаблон:Dts present

Russia

Elected Name Party Age when elected
1993 Шаблон:Ill LDPR 23
1995 Darya Mitina CPRF 22
1999 Шаблон:Ill LDPR 25
2003 Шаблон:Ill United Russia 27
2007 Robert Schlegel United Russia 23
2016 Vasily Vlasov LDPR 21
2021 Georgy Arapov[59] New People 22

Singapore

The current youngest MP in the Singapore Parliament is Nadia Ahmad Samdin, who was elected in 2020 at the age of 30.[60][61][62] The youngest MP ever elected in Singapore is Lim Chin Siong, who was elected in the 1955 general election at the age of 22.[62]

Elected Name Party Age
1955 Lim Chin Siong PAP 22
1976 Tan Soo Khoon PAP 27
2011 Tin Pei Ling PAP 27
2020 Raeesah Khan WP 26
2020 Nadia Ahmad Samdin PAP 30

South Africa

The current, since 2017, titleholder is Hlomela Bucwa of the Democratic Alliance.[63]

Sweden

Entered Name Constituency Party Age Note
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Stockholm Municipality Шаблон:Party name with colour 19 Spokesperson of the Green Party, 2011–2019
Minister for Education, 2014–2019
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Jönköping County Шаблон:Party name with colour 23 Leader of the Centre Party, 2011–2023
Minister for Enterprise, 2011–2014
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Stockholm Municipality Шаблон:Party name with colour 18
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Jönköping County Шаблон:Party name with colour 21
2015 Шаблон:Sortname Gotland County Шаблон:Party name with colour 21 Replaced Gustaf Hoffstedt on 19 January 2015 when Hoffstedt resigned his seat.
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sortname Skåne County Шаблон:Party name with colour 22
21 September 2021 Шаблон:Sortname Skåne County Шаблон:Party name with colour 22 Replaced Emma Berginger on 20 September 2021 during her leave of absence
19 May 2022 Шаблон:Sortname Västra Götaland County East Шаблон:Party name with colour 26 When Emma Berginger returned from her leave of absence on 19 May 2022, Axel Hallberg automatically left the Parliament. Since Ebba Hermansson, the previous Baby of the House, had resigned her seat in December 2021 the new Baby of the House became Tobias Andersson at the age of 26.
26 September 2022 Шаблон:Sortname[64] Halland County Шаблон:Party name with colour 23 Aida Birinxhiku become the youngest member of the Parliament following the 2022 general election.
18 January 2023 Шаблон:Sortname[65] Dalarna County Шаблон:Party name with colour 21 Replaced Sara Gille from 18 January 2023 during her leave of absence. This happened since Rasmus Giertz, who had up to then replaced Sara Gille, became an ordinary member of the Parliament following Mats Nordberg's death.
31 March 2023 Шаблон:Sortname[64] Halland County Шаблон:Party name with colour 23 Aida Birinxhiku regained her position as the youngest member of the Parliament after Sara Gille returned from her leave of absence, thus ending Daniel Lönns time in Parliament.

The current Baby of the House is Aida Birinxhiku. The youngest person ever to be elected MP to a Swedish parliament is Anton Abele who was only aged 18 when elected in September 2010.[66] Current record holder for the world's youngest-ever elected MP is Anton Abele, who was at 18 years elected to the Swedish Parliament for his activism against street violence.[67]

Turkey

Rümeysa Kadak (born 16 May 1996) is the youngest MP in the history of Republic of Turkey.[68]

Trinidad and Tobago

Saddam Hosein is the baby of the house of the 12th Republican Parliament.[69]

Uganda

At 19 years old, Proscovia Alengot Oromait was the world's youngest MP and youngest ever MP in Africa when elected in 2011.[70][71] Oromait is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Uganda and was a representative of Usuk County until 2016.[72] She was succeeded by Hellen Auma Wandera as the youngest member of parliament in Uganda.[73]

United States

Шаблон:Main While the term is used in the Commonwealth Parliaments, Baby of the House or Senate is not in general contemporary use in the United States, nor does being the youngest member confer special treatment in either house of Congress.

Members of the US Congress tend to be older than parliamentarians elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a main factor being that the minimum ages for members of Congress is written into Article One of the United States Constitution, which forbids those under the age of 25 from serving in the House, and those under the age of 30 from serving in the Senate. Moreover, election to the federal Congress is expensive and requires extensive contacts and recognition across a very wide area. Individuals aiming to serve in the federal legislature generally seek election to the state legislature (which generally have lower minimum ages for entry) or other state office before seeking to serve in Washington.

In the 118th Congress, which began on 3 January 2023, the youngest member of the United States House of Representatives is Maxwell Frost, who was born on Шаблон:Birth date and age and was first elected in 2022.

Currently the youngest US senator is Jon Ossoff, born on Шаблон:Birth date and age, and first elected to a full term in the Senate in the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a commonwealth country where "baby of the house" isn't used but young MPs are represented in the Parliament of Zimbabwe.[74]

MP Party Constituency Age Election Parliament Source
Joanah Mamombe Movement for Democratic Change Alliance Harare West 25 2018 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe [75]
Takudzwa Ngadziore Citizens Coalition for Change Youth quota 24 2023 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe [76]

See also

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