Morocco
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Naam
Miyara
(Male)
Year of birth
1968
Additional information
Elected on 9 Oct. 2021
In accordance with Articles 63 and 65 of the 2011 Constitution, the President of the House of Councillors is elected at the beginning of the new legislature (which starts on the second Friday of October), for a three-year term (a half of the six-year term of the House of Councillors) and can be re-elected in October of the third year of the legislature for the rest of the legislature.
In accordance with Articles 63 and 65 of the 2011 Constitution, the President of the House of Councillors is elected at the beginning of the new legislature (which starts on the second Friday of October), for a three-year term (a half of the six-year term of the House of Councillors) and can be re-elected in October of the third year of the legislature for the rest of the legislature.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Abdelouahed
Khouja
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
29.10.2009 -
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
105
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
Average age of all members
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Nabil Andaloussi (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
84
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
105
Number of women elected
15
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
12.5%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Indirectly Elected
15
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.
105
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.
15
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.
Naam
Miyara
(Male)
Date of election
09.10.2021
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1956
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
The right to vote was granted for both the local and national levels on 1 September 1959. This right was first exercised on 18 June 1963.
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
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
The right to vote was granted for both the local and national levels on 1 September 1959. This right was first exercised on 18 June 1963.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1993
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Forum of Moroccan Women Parliamentarians
(May 2005)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
-Defend the legal, political, economic and social rights of all women.
-To support and strengthen women's gains in all areas, and work to enhance them, whether at the level of decision-making centers or in the legislative field, and to strengthen joint work ties with other civil, legal and political community bodies in order to advance the status of women, and to create participatory relations with the institutions active in the international system Working in the field of human rights.
-To support and strengthen women's gains in all areas, and work to enhance them, whether at the level of decision-making centers or in the legislative field, and to strengthen joint work ties with other civil, legal and political community bodies in order to advance the status of women, and to create participatory relations with the institutions active in the international system Working in the field of human rights.