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National Assembly of the People's Power

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Asamblea nacional del Poder popular (National Assembly of the People's Power)
Chamber name
Asamblea nacional del Poder popular (National Assembly of the People's Power)
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1925 to 1933
from 1977
IPU Geopolitical Group/s IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the National Assembly of the People's Power
Speaker
Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández (Male)
Year of birth
1944
Term
24.02.2013
Additional information
Elected on 24 Feb. 2013, re-elected on 18 Apr. 2018 and on 19 Apr. 2023.
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Secretary General

Official title This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General (Secretario de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y del Consejo de Estado)
Secretary General
Homero Acosta Alvarez (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Elected on 10 Oct. 2019, re-elected on 19 Apr. 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
470
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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected members Directly elected by citizens.
470
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
470
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
208
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
262
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
55.74% See historical data for this field.
Statutory number of members per country As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
470 See historical data for this field.
Population (in thousands) Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
11,256
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
23,949 See historical data for this field.

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
46.20
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
95
Oldest member
Guillermo García Frías (Male)
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 1 36 130 66 77 121 19 10 6 4
Total <= 45: 233 Total >= 46: 237
Male 0 17 43 23 30 65 12 9 5 4 208
Female 1 19 87 43 47 56 7 1 1 0 262
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger7.87%3.62%4.26%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger35.53%12.77%22.77%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger49.57%17.66%31.91%
Members for whom data is available
470 See historical data for this field.

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.