Equatorial Guinea
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
María
Teresa Efua Asangono
(Female)
Year of birth
1957
Secretary general
Secretary General
Victorino
Nka Obiang
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 30 Sep. 2013.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
60
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
Reginaldo-Biyogo Ndong Anguesomo (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
86
Oldest member
Santiago Hinestrosa Beholi (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
51-60
61-70
71-80
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 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 5 | Total >= 46: 66 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
61
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
11
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
María Teresa
Efua Asangono
(Female)
Political party
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE)
Date of election
12.01.2018
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1968
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1968
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 independence, under Spanish administration, the Basic Law, adopted on 15 December 1963 introduced the right to vote for women as well as limited autonomy and self-government. This right was confirmed at independence.
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
1963
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1968
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.
2013
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Network of Women Parliamentarians of Equatorial Guinea
(July 2020)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Defend defenseless women in the face of society
- Convene awareness meetings
- Convene awareness meetings
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Excma. Sra. Eulalia Envo Bela
Phone
+240-222274649
E-mail