Guinea
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Amadou Damaro
Camara
(Male)
Year of birth
1952
Additional information
Elected on 22 April 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Mohamed
Bérété
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 10 March 2014.
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
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Habib Baldé (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
76
Oldest member
Sékou Savane (Male)
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
At least 30% of the candidates on the proportional representation lists must be women (Article 129 (2) of the Electoral Law). In addition, in case 2 candidates of different sex obtain an equal number of votes, the contested seat should be won by the candidate of an under-represented sex (Article 130).
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1958
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1958
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, Guinea was a territories d'outre-mer. As such, universal suffrage was granted in 1956 by the framework law (Loi-cadre Deferre). 1958 corresponds to the date of 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
1958
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
1963
Women's Caucuses
Caucus name
Forum of Women Parliamentarians of Guinea (FOFPAG)
Date of creation
05.2014
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
In addition to the position of President, General Secretary and Treasurer, there are four 4 commissions that strengthen the FOFPAG Bureau:
The Internal Control Committee;
The Committee on Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming;
The Advocacy, Awareness and Capacity Building Committee;
The Communication, External Relations and Social Affairs Committee.
The Internal Control Committee;
The Committee on Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming;
The Advocacy, Awareness and Capacity Building Committee;
The Communication, External Relations and Social Affairs Committee.
Issues dealt with by the caucus
-Ensuring women's rights, gender equality and gender mainstreaming in Parliament.
-Promotion and protection of women's rights as defined in the National Gender Policy which aims at eradicating gender disparities in all socio-economic and political sectors of the country.
-Promotion and protection of women's rights as defined in the National Gender Policy which aims at eradicating gender disparities in all socio-economic and political sectors of the country.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
Caucus contact details