Dominican Republic

Chamber of DeputiesSenate

Senate

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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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
Eduardo Estrella (Male)
Year of birth
1953
Additional information
Elected on 16 Aug. 2020.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
José Domingo Carrasco Estévez (Male)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
28
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
4
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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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Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1942
Notes
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.
1999