Dominican Republic

Chamber of Deputies

Political system
Presidential system
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
Congreso Nacional de la República (National Congress of the Republic)
Chamber name
Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1979 to 1991
from 2005
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Speaker
Alfredo Pacheco (Male)
Date of birth: 12 Jan 1959
Term
16 Aug 2020
Additional information

Elected on 16 Aug. 2020, re-elected on 16 Aug. 2023 and on 16 Aug. 2024.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Legislative General Secretary
Secretary General
Francisca Ivonny Mota Del Jesús (Female)
Term
16 Sep 2020
Notes

Elected on 16 Sep. 2020, re-elected on 16 Aug. 2024.

Members

Statutory number of members
190
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
190
Current number of members
190
Men
120
Women
70
Percentage of women
36.8%
Statutory number of members per country 
222
Population (in thousands)
11,331
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
51,041

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
51.0
(2024-08)
Youngest member
Vicente Arturo Sánchez Henríquez (Male)
Youngest member (years)
26
Oldest member
Miguel Eduardo Espinal Muñoz (Male)
Oldest member (years)
74
Number of members, by age (2024-08)
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 1 20 18 20 33 23 5 0 0 120
Female 0 1 18 10 11 16 12 2 0 0 70
Totals per age interval 0 2 38 28 31 49 35 7 0 0 190
Total <= 45: 68 Total >= 46: 122
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
1.1% 0.5% 0.5%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
21.1% 11% 10.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
35.8% 21% 15.3%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Yes
Women
40
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: 25% are reserved for women to be nominated to congressional or municipal posts.

Sources:

https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=64

Electoral Law No. 275-97

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
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