Gabon
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Parliament de la transition (Transitional Parlement)
Chamber name
Sénat de la transition (Transitional Senate)
Structure & Status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Upper chamber
Parliament is in transitional status
Parliament is in a transitional status, pending the establishment of a new full-fledged parliament.
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1972
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the Transitional Senate
Speaker
Paulette
Missambo
(Female)
Year of birth
1949
Term
11.09.2023
Additional information
Appointed on 11 Sep. 2023.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Michel-Edouard
Kenguel
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Sworn in on 30 July 2018.
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Appointed members
Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.
70
Note on the statutory number of members
Members are appointed by decree of the Transitional President.
The Transitional Charter, amended on 6 October 2023, provides for a 70-member Transitional Senate as follows:
- 37 members from political parties
- 27 members from civil society
- 6 members from the defence and security forces
See historical data for this field.
The Transitional Charter, amended on 6 October 2023, provides for a 70-member Transitional Senate as follows:
- 37 members from political parties
- 27 members from civil society
- 6 members from the defence and security forces
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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See historical data for this field.
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Article 55 of the Transitional Charter stipulates that women’s access to elected and nominated offices may be promoted by specific measures provided for under the law.
The composition of the various transitional bodies is to take gender into account.
The composition of the various transitional bodies is to take gender into account.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Source: Article 55 of the Transitional Charter, published on 4 September 2023 in the Official Journal No. 225 Bis.
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.