Senate (Equatorial Guinea)

Summary

The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea.

Senate

Senado
Sénat
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded2012
Leadership
President
Teresa Efua Asangono
since 12 July 2013
Structure
Seats70 members (55 elected, 15 appointed)
Political groups
Government (70)[note 1]
  •   Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (70)
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
20 November 2022
Meeting place
Ciudad de la Paz[1]
Website
Official Website of the Senate

History edit

The Senate was established following constitutional reforms approved in a referendum in 2011 and enacted in February 2012.[2] The first elections were held in May 2013.

Presidents of the Senate edit

Name Took office Left office Notes
Teresa Efua Asangono 12 July 2013 Incumbent [3][4]

Membership edit

The Senate has 70 members, of which 55 are elected and 15 are appointed by the President.[5]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Includes 15 unelected representatives appointed by the president.

References edit

  1. ^ "Senado Guinea Ecuatorial". Senate. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Equatorial Guinea Citizens To Elect Members Of Senate, House Of Representatives And Municipalities On Upcoming Elections Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today KSFY, 24 May 2013
  3. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Senado), ELECTIONS IN 2013". archive.ipu.org.
  4. ^ "Senado Guinea Ecuatorial". senado-gq.org.
  5. ^ Election Profile IFES