Congo

National Assembly

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

Notes: Non-participating Member (all rights suspended)

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

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1981 to 2024
from 2024
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the National Assembly
Speaker
Isidore Mvouba (Male)
Date of birth: 14 Apr 1949
Term
19 Aug 2017
Additional information

Elected on 19 Aug. 2017, re-elected on 16 Aug. 2022.

Speaker terms

Click for historical data

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Sylviana Emeline Okoua Obondzo Oko (Female)
Term
01 Oct 2022

Members

Statutory number of members
151
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
151
Current number of members
151
Men
129
Women
22
Percentage of women
14.6%
Statutory number of members per country
223
Population (in thousands)
6,183
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
27,726

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
No information available
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
Yes

Notes: The list of candidates for elections to the National Assembly and the Senate, submitted by political parties or groups, must take into account the representation of women so that women make up at least 30% of the candidates.

Sources:

https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=51

The Electoral Law (Loi électorale) as amended by Act No. 40-2014 of 1 September 2014. The Act was enacted by the President of the Republic on 1 September 2014, and published in the official journal (Journal Officiel de la Republique du Congo) on 4 September 2014.

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
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