Slovakia

National Council

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.

Parliament name
Narodna rada Slovenskej republiky (National Council)
Chamber name
Národná rada (National Council)
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1993
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.
Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Chairman of the National Council
Speaker
Peter Pellegrini (Male)
Year of birth
1975
Term
25.10.2023
Additional information
Elected on 25 Oct. 2023.
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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
Daniel Guspan (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
26 April 2013 -

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 members Directly elected by citizens.
150
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
150
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
116
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
34
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
22.67% See historical data for this field.
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 Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
48.81
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Michal Bartek (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
79
Oldest member
Dušan Muňko (Male)
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
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 5 31 27 29 33 19 6 0 0
Total <= 45: 63 Total >= 46: 87
Male 0 4 18 22 22 30 16 5 0 0 117
Female 0 1 13 5 7 3 3 1 0 0 33
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger3.33%2.67%0.67%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger24%14.67%9.33%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger42%29.33%12.67%
Members for whom data is available
150 See historical data for this field.

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.
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Voluntary political party quotas.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.