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Niger
-National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Ousseini
Tinni
(Male)
Year of birth
1954
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
Current number of members, by sex
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
Kaila Rabi Maman (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
72
Oldest member
Illa Kane (Male)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
90
Total per sex
Total of male
97
Total of female
16
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
2
31-40
8
41-45
13
46-50
26
51-60
43
61-70
20
71-80
1
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 23 | Total >= 46: 90 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Reserved seats and quotas
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.
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
1960
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 French administration, women were granted the right to vote in 1948. 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
1960
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 French administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1948. These rights were confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1989
Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses
Women
Caucus name
Niger Network of Parliamentarians on Gender Issues (RNPG)
Date of creation
01.2011
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Law establishing quotas. Law on violence against women
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No