Democratic Republic of the Congo

National Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parliament (Parlement)
Chamber name
Assemblée nationale (National Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1963 to 1963
from 1966 to 1991
from 1994 to 1996
from 2004
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the National Assembly
Speaker
Vital Kamerhe Lwa Kanyiginyi Nkingi (Male)
Date of birth: 04 Mar 1959
Term
22 May 2024
Additional information

Elected on 22 May 2024.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Jean Nguvulu Khoji (Male)
Term
08 May 2015
Notes

Appointed on 8 May 2015.

Members

Statutory number of members
500
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
500
Current number of members
477
Men
415
Women
62
Percentage of women
13.0%
Statutory number of members per country 
609
Population (in thousands)
105,790
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
173,711

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
Click for historical data
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No

Sources: Electoral law being drafted.

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
No information available
List of members
No information available
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No