Eswatini
Data on youth
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Year of birth
1965
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
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Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Sen. Khanyisile Malambe (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
85
Oldest member
Prince Mahlaba Dlamini (Male)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
24
Total per sex
Total of male
18
Total of female
12
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
3
41-45
3
46-50
6
51-60
11
61-70
7
71-80
0
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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 6 | Total >= 46: 24 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Elections > Election system
Eligibility and voting
Minimum age of eligibility
The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.