Guinea

Transitional National Council

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Transitional system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Dansa Kourouma (Male)
Year of birth
1980
Additional information
Appointed on 22 Jan. 2022.
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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.
57
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
24
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members
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Reserved seats and quotas

Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
3
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
Subject to rejection, the designation of members in each group must take into account diversity and have at least 30 per cent of women.
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

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Forum of Women Parliamentarians of Guinea (FOFPAG)
(May 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.

Activities

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.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes