Guinea

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Notes: Non-participating Member

Historical data on women

Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government

Women's suffrage

Date of independence: 1958
Year of first woman in parliament: 1963
Year of first woman Speaker: Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1958
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under French administration, Guinea was a territories d'outre-mer. As such, universal suffrage was granted in 1956 by the framework law (Loi-cadre Deferre). 1958 corresponds to the date of independence.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1958
Notes: No information available
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available

Updated at	Political system
2026-01	Presidential system
2022-01	Transitional system
2005-01	Presidential system