Slovenia

National AssemblyNational Council

National Council

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
Alojz Kovšca (Male)
Year of birth
1965
Additional information
Elected on 12 Dec. 2017, re-elected on 10 June 2020.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Dusan Strus (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
12 Dec. 2017 -

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
36
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
4
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
10% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
55.57
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
40
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Youngest member
Branko Šumenjak (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
65
Oldest member
Igor Velov (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
2
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
38
Total per sex
Total of male
36
Total of female
4
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
1
41-45
1
46-50
4
51-60
26
61-70
8
71-80
0
81-90
0
91 and over
0
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 0 1 1 4 26 8 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 2 Total >= 46: 38
Male 0 0 1 1 4 23 7 0 0 0 36
Female 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger2.5%2.5%0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger5%5%0%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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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