Palau
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Hokkons
Baules
(Male)
Year of birth
1948
Additional information
Elected on 19 Jan. 2017, re-elected on 21 Jan. 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Ann L.
Pedro
(Female)
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
12
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.
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
12
Number of women elected
1
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
1
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.
12
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.
1
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.
Hokkons
Baules
(Female)
Date of election
21.01.2021
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1994
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1994
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 US administration, women were granted the right to vote on 2 April 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
1994
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
Prior to independence, under US administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election on 2 April 1979. These rights were confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1996