Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Parliament
of Rwanda (female suffrage 1961)
Also see Rwanda Ministers
1992-94 Vice-President of
Conseil National Immaculée Nuirabizey
1997-2000 Deputy Speaker of Transitional National Assembly Jacqueline
Muhongayire
2000-02 Secretary of the Transitional National Assembly Drocella Mugrewera
2002-03 Secretary
of the Transitional National
Assembly Agnès Mukabaranga
2003-06 2. Vice-President of the Umutwe
w'Abadepite/La Chambre des Députés/Chamber of Deputies Pénéloppe Kantarama
In the parliament elected in October 2003 48,8% of the MPs were women, the
highest percentage anywhere in the wold. Second is Sweden with 45,3 and Denmark
is third with 38%. From 2006 Guvernor of
Province de l'Ouest (Western Province).
2003- Vice-President of the Umutwe wa Sena/Le Sénat/Senate Marie Mukantabana
2006-08 2. Vice-President of the Umutwe w'Abadepite/La Chambre des Députés/Chamber of Deputies Yvonne Uwayisenga
2008- President of the Umutwe w'Abadepite/La Chambre des
Députés/Chamber of Deputies Rose Mukantabana
The parliament has got 56,3% female members from 2008, the highest in the world.
Second is Sweden wih 47%.
Last updated 28.03.09