Georgia

Parliament

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
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
140
Women
27
Percentage of women
19.3%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

Secretary General
Ketevan Kvinikadze (Female)

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee Human rights Sophie Kiladze Female 39
Gender Equality Council Gender equality Nino Tsilosani Female 41

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2020-12)
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 4 23 27 19 31 15 1 1 0 121
Female 0 0 10 10 3 4 2 0 0 0 29
Totals per age interval 0 4 33 37 22 35 17 1 1 0 150
Total <= 45: 74 Total >= 46: 76
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
2.7% 2.7% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
24.7% 18% 6.7%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
49.3% 36% 13.3%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: The Organic Law on the Political Union of Citizens provides that a political party which has at least 30% of female members shall receive a 30% bonus over the State Budget finances designated for that party (State Budget pays bonus).

Sources: The Organic Law on the Political Union of Citizens

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1990

Notes: 1990: The Supreme Soviet of the SSR of Georgia became the first legislature of Georgia after the country became independent in April 1991. Georgian women were previously elected to the Supreme Soviet of SSR of Georgia and to the Parliament of the USSR

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
2001

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1991
Women’s right to vote
1918
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women’s right to vote
1921
Restricted or universal suffrage
No information available

Notes: Confirmed

Women's right to stand for election
1918
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