Slovenia

National AssemblyNational Council

National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Urška Klakočar Zupančič (Female)
Year of birth
1977
Additional information
Elected on 13 May 2022.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Ursula Zore Tavcar (Female)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 25 Aug. 2014, re-appointed on 29 Aug. 2018 and on 25 May 2022.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
54
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
36
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
25
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Youngest member
Jure Ferjan (Male)

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
A list of candidates needs to guarantee that male and female candidates on the list have at least 35% representation with regard to their total number.
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1991
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1946
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
See 2004 reply: Women obtained the right to vote with the Constitution of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia adopted on 31 January 1946
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
1946
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
See 2004 reply: Women obtained the right to vote with the Constitution of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia adopted on 31 January 1946
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1992

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Women Parliamentarians Club of the National Assembly
(June 2017)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
All members are female MPs and all female MPs are members of the Women Parliamentarians Club. Depending on the agenda of the meeting, the President of the National Assembly, MPs and other persons may be invited to attend the Club’s meetings. The Club represents a form of inter-party integration of all female MPs.

At the beginning of each 6-month chairmanship, the Club discusses/adopts its work programme. The work programme is not very formal and can be modified later on, if necessary.

The Rules of Procedure of the Women Parliamentarians Club specify the rules regarding chairmanship, the calling of the Club’s meetings, the majority necessary to adopt decisions, and overall governance for the functioning of the Club.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes

Activities

Issues dealt with by the caucus
Current issues, common to all female MPs. The Club organises working visits, meetings, round tables and consultations focused on women’s rights, women in politics, in the economy and other spheres of the society, and meets with female representatives of various civil societies and initiatives operating in these fields.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No

Contact information for the Committee

Address
Ana Komac, Coordinator of the Women Parliamentarians Club
Šubičeva 4
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Phone
+386-14789637
E-mail
ana.komac@dz-rs.si