Democratic Republic of the Congo
-National Assembly
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Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Jeannine
Mabunda Lioko
(Female)
Year of birth
1964
Additional information
Elected on 24 April 2019.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Jean
Nguvulu Khoji
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 8 May 2015.
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
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Aminata Namasiya Bazego (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
81
Oldest member
Gabriel Kyungu Wa Kumwanza (Male)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
367
Total per sex
Total of male
447
Total of female
53
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
49
41-45
84
46-50
106
51-60
182
61-70
61
71-80
18
81-90
0
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 49 | 84 | 106 | 182 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 133 | Total >= 46: 367 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 43 | 73 | 91 | 165 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 447 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
Results
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Indirectly Elected
0
Women Appointed
0
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
1967
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
The ordonnance-loi (Decree-law) regarding Referendum Act N°67-223 of 3 May 1967 recognized the right of all Congolese, irrespective of sex, to participate in the Constitutional referendum. The law on legislative and presidential elections of 17 April 1970 supported suffrage as granted in the Constitution and formally gave both men and women the right to vote.
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
1970
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
The law on legislative and presidential elections of 17 April 1970 supported suffrage as granted in the Constitution of 1967 and formally gave both men and women the right to stand for election.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1970