Ethiopia

House of Peoples' RepresentativesHouse of the Federation

House of Peoples' Representatives

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary 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
Tagesse Chaffo (Male)
Year of birth
1970
Additional information
Elected on 17 Oct. 2018, re-elected on 4 Oct. 2021.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Mesrak Mekonnen Yetneberk (Female)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 8 June 2018.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
244
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
181
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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

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
21
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Youngest member
Nashto Hirsi Jimail (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
66
Oldest member
Ass. Prof. Ayalew Zeleke Sasse (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
313
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
179
Total per sex
Total of male
357
Total of female
135
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
30
31-40
144
41-45
139
46-50
97
51-60
69
61-70
12
71-80
1
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 30 144 139 97 69 12 1 0 0
Total <= 45: 313 Total >= 46: 179
Male 0 12 85 104 80 63 12 1 0 0 357
Female 0 18 59 35 17 6 0 0 0 0 135
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger6.1%2.44%3.66%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger35.37%19.72%15.65%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger63.62%40.85%22.76%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Elections > Election results

Candidates

Total number of candidates Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
1,817
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
289
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
15.91%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
289
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
15.91%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
244
Number of women elected
181
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
33.09%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
181

New legislature

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.
Tagesse Chaffo (Male)
Political party
Prosperity Party
Date of election
04.10.2021
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1941
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1955
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
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
1955
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
1957
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.
1995

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Women's Parliamentary Caucus
(January 2003)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes

Activities

Issues dealt with by the caucus

- Capacity building on women MPs on legislation and oversight activities; women empowerment, full participation and engagement in all spheres of the country's development.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes