Peru

Congress of the Republic

Political system
Presidential 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
130
Women
50
Percentage of women
38.5%

Speaker

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Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Justice and Human Rights Human rights Gladys Margot Echaíz de Núñez Izaga Female 77
Women and Family Commission Gender equality Elizabeth Sara Medina Hermosilla Female 54

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2021-07)
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 2 13 6 13 20 20 5 0 0 79
Female 0 3 16 3 10 14 3 1 0 0 50
Totals per age interval 0 5 29 9 23 34 23 6 0 0 129
Total <= 45: 43 Total >= 46: 86
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
3.9% 1.6% 2.3%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
26.4% 12% 14.7%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
33.3% 16% 17.1%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: Legislated candidate quotas. Candidate lists in each electoral district must include at least 30% women candidates. In the candidate list with three candidates, at least one of them must be a woman.

Sources: Cf. Laws 26859, 27683 and 26864.

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1956

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
1995

Women’s suffrage

Women’s right to vote
1955
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
1955
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.

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