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 was Sweden with 45,3 and Denmark
is third with 38%. From 2006 she was Governor of
Province de l'Ouest (Western Province).
2003-11 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
2008-13 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%.
2011- Vice-President of the Umutwe wa Sena/Le Sénat/Senate
Jeanne d'Arc Gakuba
2012-13 Vice-President of the Umutwe w'Abadepite/La
Chambre des Députés/Chamber of Deputies Marie Josée Kankera
2013- President of the Umutwe w'Abadepite/La Chambre des
Députés/Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa
Former Senator. From
2013 64 % of the MPs are women.
2013- Vice-President of the Umutwe w'Abadepite/La Chambre des Députés/Chamber of Deputies Jeanne d’Arc Uwimanimpaye
President of the Umutwe w'Abadepite/La Chambre des Députés/Chamber of Deputies
Last updated 10.10.13