Central African Republic
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Simplice Mathieu
Sarandji
(Male)
Year of birth
1955
Additional information
Elected on 5 May 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Ghislain Junior
Mordjim
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 9 June 2021.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Algoni Ibrahim Alhissen (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
81
Oldest member
Auguste Boukanga (Male)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
99
Total per sex
Total of male
123
Total of female
17
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
2
31-40
22
41-45
17
46-50
26
51-60
42
61-70
29
71-80
1
81-90
1
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 | |
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Totals per age interval | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 41 | Total >= 46: 99 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 |
Female | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1960
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1986
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
1986
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
1987
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Forum of Women Parliamentarians of the Central African Republic
(January 2017)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The forum includes 5 Executive Office members and a technical secretariat with two assistants
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Gender / political leadership
- Economic empowerment
- Combating gender based violence (GBV)
- Intergenerational partnership
2020 Workshop conducted by the caucus: https://ndjonisango.com/2020/03/16/rca-les-femmes-parlementaires-sengagent-pour-la-participation-pol...
- Economic empowerment
- Combating gender based violence (GBV)
- Intergenerational partnership
2020 Workshop conducted by the caucus: https://ndjonisango.com/2020/03/16/rca-les-femmes-parlementaires-sengagent-pour-la-participation-pol...
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Hon. David Bernadette Gomina-Pampali, President of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians
Phone
+236-75501225