Indonesia
House of Representatives
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Puan
Maharani
(Female)
Year of birth
1973
Additional information
Elected on 2 Oct. 2019.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Indra
Iskandar
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 22 May 2018.
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
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Hillary Brigitta Lasut (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
80
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
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 | 22 | 64 | 65 | 100 | 207 | 94 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 151 | Total >= 46: 424 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 13 | 43 | 51 | 75 | 172 | 84 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 459 |
| Female | 0 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
There is a quota for women; at least 30% of candidates in legislative elections
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1945
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1945
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
Restrictions not known
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
2003
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
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
1945
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1950
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.
2019
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Caucus of Women Parliamentarians of the Republic of Indonesia (KPPRI)
(July 2001)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
All Caucus members are female and members of the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR-RI) or the Regional Representative Council (DPD).
The KPPRI (Kaukus Perempuan Parlemen Republik Indonesia) was originally founded in 2001.
The KPPRI (Kaukus Perempuan Parlemen Republik Indonesia) was originally founded in 2001.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
2020-2024 theme of the caucus is "Excellent Women, Advanced Indonesia" with an aim to integrate women into the development process by strengthening national regulations to ensure the role of women and build cooperation between groups and the state to create a friendly environment for women's roles.
The KPPRI also promotes women's participation and representation in public life and bills affecting women, such as the Elimination of Sexual Violence Bill, Land bill, Indigenous People Bill etc.
See: 2020-2024 Inauguration of the KPPRI: https://republika.co.id/berita/qdx821423/ketua-dpr-lantik-pengurus-kaukus-perempuan-parlemen-indones...
See "The Role of the Parliamentary Women's Caucus in Promoting Women's Participation and Representation: A Case Study in Indonesia and Timor-Leste" http://iknowpolitics.org/sites/default/files/ikat_us_reaserchonwomencaucus_en_-_final.pdf
The KPPRI also promotes women's participation and representation in public life and bills affecting women, such as the Elimination of Sexual Violence Bill, Land bill, Indigenous People Bill etc.
See: 2020-2024 Inauguration of the KPPRI: https://republika.co.id/berita/qdx821423/ketua-dpr-lantik-pengurus-kaukus-perempuan-parlemen-indones...
See "The Role of the Parliamentary Women's Caucus in Promoting Women's Participation and Representation: A Case Study in Indonesia and Timor-Leste" http://iknowpolitics.org/sites/default/files/ikat_us_reaserchonwomencaucus_en_-_final.pdf
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Gedung DPR RI Nusantara II, Lt. 3, Ruang KPP-RI
JL. Gatot Subroto
10270 Jakarta DKI Jakarta
Indonesia
Phone
+62-215715240
+62-85782448081
Fax number
+62-215715240
E-mail