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ZIMBABWE
National Assembly

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

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Parliament name Parliament Parliamentary building
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Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name National Assembly
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senate
Affiliation to the IPU Yes
Affiliation date(s) 1981 -
LEADERSHIP
President

Jacob F. Mudenda (M) 

Notes Elected on 3 Sep. 2013, re-elected on 11 Sep. 2018.
Secretary General Kennedy Mugove Chokuda (M) 
Notes Appointed on 20 May 2015.
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 270 / 270
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN

Percentage of women
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Women (current number) 85 (31.48%)
Mode of designation directly elected 210
other 60
Notes Others: 60 seats reserved for women*
*The statutory number of members of the National Assembly stipulated in the 2013 Constitution is 210, one elected from each of the 210 constituencies. In accordance with Article 124 (1) (b) of the Constitution, an additional 60 seats will be reserved for women only for the first two Parliaments to be elected under the 2013 Constitution (i.e., in 2013 and the next one due in 2018).
Term 5 years
Last renewal dates 30 July 2018
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address National Assembly
Parliament of Zimbabwe
Box CY 298, Causeway
HARARE
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Phone (2634) 70 0181-9
25 29 36-50
25 99 34
Fax (2634) 25 29 35 (Clerk)
25 29 48
70 89 25
70 89 22
E-mail clerk@parlzim.gov.zw
Website http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/

This page was last updated on 11 September 2018
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