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Argentina
-Chamber of Deputies
This is a bicameral parliament. Switch to theSenate
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Emilio
Monzó
(Male)
Year of birth
1965
Additional information
Re-elected on 30 Nov. 2016, 6 Dec. 2017, 5 Dec. 2018.
Secretary general
Secretary general
Eugenio
Inchausti
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
10 Dec. 2015 -
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
156
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
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
MARIA EMILIA SORIA (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
77
Oldest member
MIRTA AMELIANA PASTORIZA (Female)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
200
Total per sex
Total of male
163
Total of female
94
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
6
31-40
26
41-45
25
46-50
41
51-60
89
61-70
61
71-80
9
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 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 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 89 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 57 | Total >= 46: 200 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 55 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| Female | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Legislated candidate quotas. For all national elections party electoral lists are required to have a minimum of 30% women candidates with real chances of being elected.
Elections > Election results
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.
157
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.
100
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.
Emilio
Monzó
(Male)
Political party
Let's Change (Cambiemos)
Date of election
10.12.2015
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Women’s right to vote
Right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1947
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
In some provinces, women were given the right to vote and stand for election at an earlier date
Women’s right to stand for election
Right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1947
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
1951
Notes
Women Heads of State or Government
Woman Heads of State or Government
Not available
See historical data for this field.