The House of Councillors ( , ) is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 120 members, elected for a six-year term:"Majlis al-Mustacharin (House of Councillors)". IPU.
72 members are elected at the Kingdom's regional level - they represent the regions and the subnational administrative areas () 20 members are elected in the regions by a single electoral college made up of all those in the relevant region that have been elected to the following professional associations: the agriculture associations the commerce, industry and services associations the arts-and-crafts associations the marine-fisheries associations 8 members are elected nationally by an electoral college made up of those elected from the most representative employers' professional organizations 20 members are elected nationally by an electoral college made up of employees.
The 2011 Constitution of Morocco retained this second chamber, but reduced its term of office from 9 to 6 years and its size to 120 seats.
See also List of presidents of the House of Councillors of Morocco
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