Viet Nam
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Vuong Dinh
Hue
(Male)
Year of birth
1957
Additional information
Elected on 31 March 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Van Cuong
Bui
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 7 April 2021.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
348
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Sen Vu Thi Huong (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
70
Oldest member
Hoan Le Ngoc (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
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 | 9 | 52 | 49 | 99 | 256 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 110 | Total >= 46: 386 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 2 | 19 | 33 | 54 | 229 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| Female | 0 | 7 | 33 | 16 | 45 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
No voluntary or legislated candidate quotas in place. However, Article 10a, Chapter 2 of the “Law on Election of National Assembly Deputies” approved by the VNA stipulates that “the number of National Assembly female deputies will be projected by the National Assembly Standing Committee in accordance with recommendation by the Delegation of Central Executive Committee of Viet Nam Women’s Union to guarantee that women have appropriate numbers of representatives in the National Assembly”.
Elections > Election results
Candidates
Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
866
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
348
Number of women elected
151
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
30.2%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
151
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
348
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
151
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Vuong Dinh
Hue
(Male)
Political party
Communist Party
Date of election
31.03.2021
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1946
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
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
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
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1976
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
2016
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Vietnam Female Members of Parliament Group (VFMPG)
(May 2008)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Capacity building for women parliamentarians on gender issues, gender mainstreaming in the legislative process and oversight of the implementation of laws on gender equity
- Oversight of implementation of the laws to prevent and combat domestic violence, protect children, and guarantee the right of women to education.
- Role of women in green growth and the environment. Training, workshop, conf erence on aforesaid issues, International cooperation with women MP groups and other parliamentarians (more in plan of action)
- Oversight of implementation of the laws to prevent and combat domestic violence, protect children, and guarantee the right of women to education.
- Role of women in green growth and the environment. Training, workshop, conf erence on aforesaid issues, International cooperation with women MP groups and other parliamentarians (more in plan of action)
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Nguyen Thuy Anh, Chair of the Committe for Social Affairs
Phone
+84-8046328
E-mail