Czechia

Chamber of Deputies

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
200
Women
52
Percentage of women
26.0%

Speaker

Speaker
Marketa Pekarova Adamova (Female)
Date of birth: 02 Oct 1984
Additional information

Elected on 10 Nov. 2021.

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Permanent Commission on Family Issues, Equal Opportunities and Minorities Gender equality Marie Jílková Female 46

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2021-11)
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 2 22 24 21 54 22 4 0 0 149
Female 0 2 12 4 10 20 3 0 0 0 51
Totals per age interval 0 4 34 28 31 74 25 4 0 0 200
Total <= 45: 66 Total >= 46: 134
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
2.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
19.0% 12% 7.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
33.0% 24% 9.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: Voluntary political party quotas

Sources: Individual party statues.

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1992

Notes: 1992: Czech women had previously been elected to the Federal Parliament of Czechoslovakia.

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
1998

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1992
Women’s right to vote
1993
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: Prior to the separation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia,women were granted full universal suffrage in Czechoslovakia on 29 February 1920.

Women's right to stand for election
1920
Restricted or universal
No information available

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

There is currently no women's caucus in this chamber.

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