Niger
National Assembly
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Notes
The National Assembly was dissolved in July 2023 and the establishment of a transitional parliament has been announced.
L'Assemblée nationale a été dissoute en juillet 2023 et la mise en place d'un parlement de transition a été annoncée.
L'Assemblée nationale a été dissoute en juillet 2023 et la mise en place d'un parlement de transition a été annoncée.
Parliament name
Assemblée nationale (National Assembly)
Chamber name
Assemblée nationale (National Assembly)
Parliamentary term (years)
5
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1966 to 1974
from 1990 to 1991
from 1993 to 1996
from 1997 to 1999
from 2000 to 2009
from 2011
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Speaker of the National Assembly
Speaker
Seyni
Oumarou
(Male)
Term
23.03.2021
Additional information
Elected on 23 March 2021.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Boubakar
Tiémogo
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 12 April 2015.
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
171
Current number of members
Men
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Women
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Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Kaila Rabi Maman (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
72
Oldest member
Illa Kane (Male)
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Number of reserved seats, by group
Minorities
7
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Law 2000-008 of 7 June 2000, establishing the quota system.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Law 92-059 of 9 December 1992 establishing special constituencies for the election of Deputies.
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.