Serbia

National Assembly

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
250
Women
95
Percentage of women
38.0%

Speaker

Speaker
Ana Brnabić (Female)
Date of birth: 28 Sep 1975
Additional information

Elected on 20 March 2024.

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Foreign Affairs Committee Foreign affairs Marina Raguš Female 55
Defence Committee Defence Sandra Božić Female 45

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2024-02)
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 4 26 28 21 51 20 5 0 0 155
Female 0 6 27 22 15 18 5 2 0 0 95
Totals per age interval 0 10 53 50 36 69 25 7 0 0 250
Total <= 45: 113 Total >= 46: 137
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
4.0% 1.6% 2.4%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
25.2% 12% 13.2%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
45.2% 23% 22.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: At least 40 per cent of those on the electoral list must be from the underrepresented gender. Among each group of five candidates on the list, three must belong to one gender and two to the other.

Sources:

Article 73, Law on the Election of Members of Parliament

https://www.rik.parlament.gov.rs/tekst/en/68/laws.php

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
2007

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
2008

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
2006
Women’s right to vote
1946
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: Constitution of Yugoslavia

Women's right to stand for election
1946
Restricted or universal
Universal

Notes: Constitution of Yugoslavia

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