Guinea

Transitional National Council

Political system
Transitional 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
Conseil national de transition (Transitional National Council)
Chamber name
Conseil national de transition (Transitional National Council)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Transitional status
Yes

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1996 to 2006
2008
from 2014
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the Transitional National Council
Speaker
Dansa Kourouma (Male)
Date of birth: 09 Feb 1980
Term
22 Jan 2022
Additional information

Appointed on 22 Jan. 2022.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Souleymane Touré (Male)
Term
04 Apr 2022
Notes

Appointed on 4 April 2022.

Members

Statutory number of members
81

Notes: Members are appointed by decree of the Transitional President.

Principal mode of designation of members
Appointed
Appointed members
81
Current number of members
81
Men
57
Women
24
Percentage of women
29.6%
Statutory number of members per country
81
Population (in thousands)
14,405
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
177,840

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
44.9
(2022-02)

Notes: Data is approximate based on available information provided by the parliament and media sources.

Youngest member
Hamidou Camara (Male)
Youngest member (years)
26
Oldest member
Elhadj Amadou Togba (Male)
Oldest member (years)
87
Number of members, by age (2022-02)
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 3 11 5 2 8 13 3 2 0 47
Female 0 1 7 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 16
Totals per age interval 0 4 18 7 3 10 16 3 2 0 63
Total <= 45: 29 Total >= 46: 34
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
6.3% 4.8% 1.6%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
34.9% 22% 12.7%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
46.0% 30% 15.9%
Members for whom age data is not available
18
(2022-02)

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Yes
Women
3
Youth
5
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: Subject to rejection, the designation of members in each group must take into account diversity and have at least 30 per cent of women.

Sources: Article 60 of the Transitional Charter.

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
No information available
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution
No information available

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