Paraguay

Senate

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
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
45
Women
11
Percentage of women
24.4%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Standing Advisory Commission on Equality and Gender Gender equality Zenaida Concepción Delgado Benítez Female -
Defence Committee Defence Lilian Graciela Samaniego González Female 58

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2023-07)
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 0 4 6 6 8 8 1 0 0 33
Female 0 0 0 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 11
Totals per age interval 0 0 4 9 7 12 11 1 0 0 44
Total <= 45: 13 Total >= 46: 31
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
9.1% 9% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
29.5% 23% 6.8%
Members for whom age data is not available
4
(2023-07)

Reserved seats and quotas

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

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1963

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s suffrage

Women’s right to vote
1961
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: Law N° 704

Women's right to stand for election
1961
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