France

National AssemblySenate

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
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
Yaël Braun-Pivet (Female)
Year of birth
1970
Additional information
Elected on 28 June 2022.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Michel Moreau (Male)
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Appointed on 5 March 2016.
Secretary General
Catherine Leroy (Female)
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Appointed on 1 Apr. 2022.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
359
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
218
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
37.78% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
49.09
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Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
219 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
358 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
359 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
218 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
28 See historical data for this field.
31-40
125 See historical data for this field.
41-45
66 See historical data for this field.
46-50
85 See historical data for this field.
51-60
167 See historical data for this field.
61-70
90 See historical data for this field.
71-80
16 See historical data for this field.
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 28 125 66 85 167 90 16 0 0
Total <= 45: 219 Total >= 46: 358
Male 0 23 84 32 49 103 57 11 0 0 359
Female 0 5 41 34 36 64 33 5 0 0 218
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger4.85%3.99%0.87%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger26.52%18.54%7.97%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger37.95%24.09%13.86%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
The principle of equal access is enshrined in the Constitution. Adjustment of public financial assistance to parties according to the electoral standing they accord to women. The law provides for alternation between male and female candidates on the electoral lists.
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1944
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
1944
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
1945
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