Angola

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National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (Male)
Year of birth
1950

Secretary general

Secretary General
Pedro Agostinho de Neri (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Sworn in on 3 Oct. 2012, reappointed on 22 November 2017.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
154
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
66
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
32
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Youngest member
Yolanda Brígida Domingos de Sousa (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
85
Oldest member
José Diogo Ventura (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
32 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
148 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
122 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
58 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0 See historical data for this field.
21-30
1 See historical data for this field.
31-40
19 See historical data for this field.
41-45
12 See historical data for this field.
46-50
9 See historical data for this field.
51-60
69 See historical data for this field.
61-70
54 See historical data for this field.
71-80
14 See historical data for this field.
81-90
2 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0 See historical data for this field.
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 1 19 12 9 69 54 14 2 0
Total <= 45: 32 Total >= 46: 148
Male 0 1 14 9 8 42 35 13 0 0 122
Female 0 0 5 3 1 27 19 1 2 0 58
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0.56%0.56%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger11.11%8.33%2.78%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger17.78%13.33%4.44%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
Law 20/10 of 3 December, art. 20 provides rules to promote equal opportunities between men and women, whereby there is at least 30% gender representation in directive bodies at all levels.
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1975
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1975
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
ABJ!
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
1975
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1980
Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses

Women

Caucus name
Group of Women Parliamentarians
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The Group of Women Parliamentarians, is made up of all Members of the National Assembly. The leadership of the Group of Women Parliamentarians has the following composition: a) A President; b) Two Vice-Presidents; c) Two Secretaries. See: http://www.parlamento.ao/web/guest/grupo-de-mulheres-parlamentares#http://www.parlamento.ao/glue/AN_Navigation.jsp? Leadership is elected, by an absolute majority of the deputies in office, on the proposal of political parties or coalitions of political parties with parliamentary seats, in strict respect for the principle of proportionality. The term of office of the leadership of the Group of Women Parliamentarians is two and a half years, without prejudice to possible changes, whenever necessary.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Link to rules
http://www.parlamento.ao/web/guest/grupo-de-mulheres-parlamentares/definicao-e-composicao?menuOption=grupo_mulheres#http://www.parlamento.ao/glue/AN_Navigation.jsp?
Issues dealt with by the caucus
The Group of Women Parliamentarians aims at the internal and external exchange of Parliamentarians and to ensure the promotion of women and the adoption of institutional mechanisms to address issues related to the promotion of gender equality. The Group of Women Parliamentarians operates on the basis of its own regulation, approved by the Plenary of the National Assembly.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Caucus contact details