Czech Republic

SenateChamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies

Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Marketa Pekarova Adamova (Female)
Year of birth
1984
Additional information
Elected on 10 Nov. 2021.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Martin Plíšek (Male)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
148
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
52
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
26% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
50.40
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Ondřej Babka (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
77
Oldest member
Bohuslav Svoboda (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
66 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
134 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
149 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
51 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
4 See historical data for this field.
31-40
34 See historical data for this field.
41-45
28 See historical data for this field.
46-50
31 See historical data for this field.
51-60
74 See historical data for this field.
61-70
25 See historical data for this field.
71-80
4 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 4 34 28 31 74 25 4 0 0
Total <= 45: 66 Total >= 46: 134
Male 0 2 22 24 21 54 22 4 0 0 149
Female 0 2 12 4 10 20 3 0 0 0 51
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger2%1%1%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger19%12%7%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger33%24%9%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Voluntary political party quotas
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1992
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1993
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to the separation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia,women were granted full universal suffrage in Czechoslovakia on 29 February 1920.
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
1920
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1992
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.
1998