Lithuania
Parliament
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Viktorija
Čmilytė-Nielsen
(Female)
Year of birth
1983
Additional information
Elected on 13 Nov. 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Modestas
Gelbūda
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
29 April 2021 - 28 April 2026.
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
Marius Matijošaitis (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
77
Oldest member
Antanas Vinkus (Male)
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
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
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 | |
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Totals per age interval | 0 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 64 | Total >= 46: 77 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
Female | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Voluntary political party quotas.
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1990
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1919
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
When Lithuania was first independent, women were granted the right to vote in 1919. Under Soviet administration, women had equally the right to vote and this right was confirmed at independence, in 1990.
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
1919
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
When Lithuania was first independent, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1919. Under Soviet administration, women also had the right to vote and stand for election; these rights were confirmed at independence, in 1990.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1920
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.
2009
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Provisional Group of Women
(January 2016)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The first group was set up 1 March 2005, but part of the members left the group after 1 year due to ideological reasons.
The second group was re-established on 22 November 2012 and the third mandate of the caucus began in 2016.
The second group was re-established on 22 November 2012 and the third mandate of the caucus began in 2016.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Law on Protection against Domestic Violence; protesting against Law on Life in Prenatal Phase (known as the bill pertaining to abortion ban); Organized joined conference on Best Mentoring Practices for Legislative Leaders. A Letter of concern to President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania on signing of the Istanbul Convention
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Aušrinė Armonaitė, Head
Gediminas ave. 53, 01109
LT-01109 Vilnius
Lithuania
Phone
+370-52396060
+370-52396719
Fax number
+370-52396289
E-mail