Togo

National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary 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
Assemblée nationale (National Assembly)
Chamber name
Assemblée nationale (National Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
6

IPU membership

IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the National Assembly
Speaker
Kodjo Sévon-Tépé Adédzé (Male)
Date of birth: 31 Dec 1961
Term
14 Jun 2024
Additional information

Elected on 14 June 2024.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Acting Secretary General
Secretary General
Stephan Efoé Kini (Male)
Term
01 Nov 2020
Notes

1 Nov. 2020 -

Members

Statutory number of members
113
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
113
Current number of members
113
Men
92
Women
21
Percentage of women
18.6%
Statutory number of members per country
113
Population (in thousands)
9,304
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
102,242

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
Oldest member
No information available
Oldest member (years)
No information available
Number of members, by age (2024-06)
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
Yes

Notes: The lists of candidates must contain equal numbers of men and women.

Sources: Code électoral art. 220 alin. 5

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
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