Slovenia

National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary 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: 90
Women: 34
Percentage of women: 37.8%

Speaker

Speaker: Urška Klakočar Zupančič (Female)
Date of birth: 19 Jun 1977
Additional information: Elected on 13 May 2022.

Secretary general

Secretary General: Ursula Zore Tavcar (Female)

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body	Theme	Name	Sex	Age
Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities	Human rights	Eva Irgl	Female	47
Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities	Gender equality	Eva Irgl	Female	47
Finance Committee	Finance	Andreja Kert	Female	59

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2022-05)

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	3	12	5	5	22	6	1	0	0	54
Female	0	2	3	7	10	12	2	0	0	0	36
Totals per age interval	0	5	15	12	15	34	8	1	0	0	90
	Total <= 45: 32				Total >= 46: 58

Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	5.6%	3.3%	2.2%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	22.2%	17%	5.6%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	35.6%	22%	13.3%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups: Yes
Electoral quota for women: Yes

Notes: A list of candidates needs to guarantee that male and female candidates on the list have at least 35% representation with regard to their total number.

Sources: Cf. Article 80 of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia concerning reserved seats for minorities and Article 43 of the 2006 National Assembly Elections Act for stipulations concerning the gender quota.

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament: 1992

Notes: 1992: First legislature of Slovenia after the country became independent on 8 October 1991; Slovenian women had previously been elected to the Parliament of the SFR of Yugoslavia

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker: 2022

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence: 1991

Women’s right to vote: 1946
Restricted or universal suffrage: No information available

Notes: See 2004 reply: Women obtained the right to vote with the Constitution of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia adopted on 31 January 1946

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