| Parliament name |
Parliament |
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| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
National Assembly |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senate
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| Affiliation to the IPU |
Yes |
| Affiliation date(s) |
1981 - |
| LEADERSHIP |
| President |
Jacob F. Mudenda (M)
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| Notes |
Elected on 3 Sep. 2013, re-elected on 11 Sep. 2018. |
| Secretary General |
Kennedy Mugove Chokuda (M)
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| Notes |
Appointed on 20 May 2015. |
| COMPOSITION |
| Members (statutory / current number) |
270 / 270 |
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/
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