Marshall Islands

Parliament

Political system
Presidential 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
Nitijela (Parliament)
Chamber name
Nitijela (Parliament)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1993 to 2002
from 2018
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Asia-Pacific Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of Parliament
Speaker
Brenson S. Wase (Male)
Term
02 Jan 2024
Additional information

Elected on 2 Jan. 2024.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Clerk
Secretary General
Morean Watak (Female)
Term
06 May 2016
Notes

Sworn in on 6 May 2016.

Members

Statutory number of members
33
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
33
Current number of members
33
Men
29
Women
4
Percentage of women
12.1%
Statutory number of members per country
33
Population (in thousands)
39
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
1,182

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
No information available
Youngest member
Kitlang Kabua (Female)
Youngest member (years)
28
Number of members, by age
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 No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
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