Cambodia
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Heng
Samrin
(Male)
Year of birth
1934
Secretary general
Secretary General
Leng
Peng Long
(Male)
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
98
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
Sohan SOK (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
83
Oldest member
Samrin HENG
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
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.
106
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.
19
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.
Heng
Samrin
(Male)
Political party
Cambodian People's Party (CPP)
Date of election
05.09.2018
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1953
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1958
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women Parliamentarians Group
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
Protect the interests of Women, children and vulnerable groups