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National Assembly of the People's Power

Political system
Communist system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
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
Asamblea nacional del Poder popular (National Assembly of the People's Power)
Chamber name
Asamblea nacional del Poder popular (National Assembly of the People's Power)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1925 to 1932
from 1977
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title
President of the National Assembly of the People's Power
Speaker
Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández (Male)
Date of birth: 1944
Term
24 Feb 2013
Additional information

Elected on 24 Feb. 2013, re-elected on 18 Apr. 2018 and on 19 Apr. 2023.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General (Secretario de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y del Consejo de Estado)
Secretary General
Homero Acosta Alvarez (Male)
Term
10 Oct 2019
Notes

Elected on 10 Oct. 2019, re-elected on 19 Apr. 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members
470
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
470
Current number of members
470
Men
208
Women
262
Percentage of women
55.7%
Statutory number of members per country
470
Population (in thousands)
11,020
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
18,215

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
46.2
(2023-05)
Youngest member
Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys (Female)
Youngest member (years)
20
Oldest member
Guillermo García Frías (Male)
Oldest member (years)
95
Number of members, by age (2023-05)
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 0 17 43 23 30 65 12 9 5 4 208
Female 1 19 87 43 47 56 7 1 1 0 262
Totals per age interval 1 36 130 66 77 121 19 10 6 4 470
Total <= 45: 233 Total >= 46: 237
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
7.9% 3.6% 4.3%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
35.5% 13% 22.8%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
49.6% 18% 31.9%

Reserved seats and quotas

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