Timor-Leste
National Parliament
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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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
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Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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65
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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23
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Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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35.4%
Speaker
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Maria Fernanda Lay (Female)
Date of birth: 10 Nov 1954 - Additional information
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Elected on 22 June 2023.
Secretary general
No information available
Chairs of specialized bodies
| Specialized body | Theme | Name | Sex | Age |
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| Finance Committee | Finance | Cedelizia Faria dos Santos | Female | 49 |
| Committee on Social, Health and Gender Equality Affairs | Gender equality | Maria Gorumali Barreto | Female | 51 |
Data on age at the start of the legislature
Number of members, by age (2023-06)
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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| Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Total <= 45: 17 | Total >= 46: 48 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 3.1% | 2% | 1.5% | |
| 26.2% | 14% | 12.3% |
Reserved seats and quotas
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There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
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No
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
Notes: On electoral lists, one out of every group of three candidates must be a woman, otherwise the list will be rejected.
Sources: Law on Elections of the National Parliament (Art. 12 (3))
First woman in parliament
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Year of first woman in parliament
Year in which the first woman entered parliament
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2001
Notes: 2001: This was the independent country's first first Constituent Assembly, which also became the first legislature
First woman speaker
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Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
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2023
Women’s suffrage
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Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940.
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2002
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.