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.
See historical data for this field.

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.
342
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
151
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
30.63% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
49.77
See historical data for this field.
Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Quàng Thị Nguyệt (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
77
Oldest member
Nguyễn Phú Trọng (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
146 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
353 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
348 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
151 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
8 See historical data for this field.
31-40
44 See historical data for this field.
41-45
94 See historical data for this field.
46-50
127 See historical data for this field.
51-60
200 See historical data for this field.
61-70
25 See historical data for this field.
71-80
1 See historical data for this field.
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 8 44 94 127 200 25 1 0 0
Total <= 45: 146 Total >= 46: 353
Male 0 1 16 50 89 167 24 1 0 0 348
Female 0 7 28 44 38 33 1 0 0 0 151
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger1.6%0.2%1.4%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger10.42%3.41%7.01%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger29.26%13.43%15.83%

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 > 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)
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
Viet Nam
Phone
+84-8046328