Marshall Islands
Parliament
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Kenneth
Kedi
(Male)
Year of birth
1971
Additional information
Elected on 4 Jan. 2016, re-elected on 6 Jan. 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Morean
Watak
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Sworn in on 6 May 2016.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
31
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.
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
31
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
2
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Kenneth
Kedi
(Male)
Date of election
06.01.2019
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1986
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1979
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
Prior to independence, under United States administration, women were granted the right to vote on 1 May 1979. This right was confirmed at independence.
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
1979
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence, under United States administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election on 1 May 1979. These rights were confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1991