Gabon
Data on women
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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.
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.
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
Click for historical data
See historical data for this field.
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.
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.
- 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