Luxembourg

Chamber of Deputies

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
60
Women
20
Percentage of women
33.3%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Finance Committee Finance Diane Adehm Female 53
Commission on Family, Solidarity, Living Together and Reception Gender equality Mandy Minella Female 38

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2023-10)
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 7 4 7 8 12 1 0 0 40
Female 0 1 6 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 20
Totals per age interval 0 2 13 7 10 13 13 2 0 0 60
Total <= 45: 22 Total >= 46: 38
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
3.3% 1.7% 1.7%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
25.0% 13% 11.7%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
36.7% 20% 16.7%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: Political parties that submit their list of candidates in at least four constituencies at parliamentary elections, and obtain at least 2% of votes, will be entitled to an allocation of State funding. Parties that include at least 24 candidates from each sex in their list of candidates will receive 100% of the allocation. Parties submitting a list that does not meet those criteria will have their allocation reduced by between 25% and 95%, depending on the number of candidates from a single sex that appear on the list (from less than 15 up to 23).

Sources: Article 2 of the Loi du 21 décembre 2007 portant réglementation du financement des partis politiques, modifiée par Loi du 15 décembre 2016 (Mém. A - 264 du 21 décembre 2016, p. 4670; parl. doc. 6892). The Law was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies on 24 November 2016.

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1919

Notes: 1919: Before 1945 so no detailed entry

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
1989

Women’s suffrage

Women’s right to vote
1919
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
1919
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