Guinea
Transitional National Council
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Dansa
Kourouma
(Male)
Year of birth
1980
Additional information
Appointed on 22 Jan. 2022.
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
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.
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.
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.
-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