Uganda
Parliament
Data on youth
Basic information > About parliament
Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Year of birth
1956
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature.
Average age of all members
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Proscovia Oromait (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
79
Oldest member
Henry Kajura (Male)
Reserved seats and quotas
Number of reserved seats, by group
Youth
5
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
Reserved seat. Five reserved seats for youth MPs, law adopted in 1993. The youth MPs are selected by the National Youth Delegates Conference. Recently challenged as unconstitutional.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Article 78 of the Uganda Constitution, Section 15 of the National Youth Council Act
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.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections
What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?