Madagascar
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Herimanana
Razafimahefa
(Male)
Year of birth
1957
Additional information
Elected on 19 Jan. 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Robline
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 4 Jan. 2019.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Riana ANDRIAMANDAVY VII (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
83
Oldest member
Honoré RAKOTOMANANA (Male)
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
Results
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
0
Women Indirectly Elected
3
Women Appointed
2
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1960
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1959
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Women first exercised their right to vote in 1960
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1959
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Women first exercised their rights 1960
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1965
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
2013
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Caucus of Women Parliamentarians (AMAMI)
(July 2019)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Promote greater participation of women in political, economic, social and cultural life in Madagascar,
- Develop and implement support and capacity-building programs for women decision makers and future decision makers,
- Foster exchanges of experience and encourage solidarity between women and men parliamentarians,
- Contribute to the defence of human rights, particularly those of the girl, the child and the mother.
- Develop and implement support and capacity-building programs for women decision makers and future decision makers,
- Foster exchanges of experience and encourage solidarity between women and men parliamentarians,
- Contribute to the defence of human rights, particularly those of the girl, the child and the mother.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Ms, Rakotofiringa Fenoharinjaraniaina
Administrative Secretary for AMAMI
Phone
+261-0341787743
E-mail