Gabon

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Jean-François Ndongou (Male)
Year of birth
1960
Additional information
Appointed on 11 Sep. 2023.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Patrick Ndongo (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 10 Dec. 2020.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
73
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
25
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
25.51% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members
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Reserved seats and quotas

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.
Elections > Election results

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
74
Number of women elected
24
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.
24.49%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Appointed
24

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.
74
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.
24
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.
Jean-François Ndongou (Male)
Date of election
11.09.2023
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1960
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1960
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 French administration, women were granted the right to vote under the Loi-cadre Deferre, adopted on 23 June 1956. 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
1956
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
1961
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.
2009

Specialized body - Women's caucus

National Network of Women MPs (RENAFED)
(January 2004)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
Former parliamentarians
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes

Activities

Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Development of quota legislation and a bill to remove discriminatory provisions from the Civil Code.
- Evaluation of women's leadership in Gabon.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes

Contact information for the Committee

Address
Assemblée Nationale, B.P. 29
Libreville
Gabon