Senate (Equatorial Guinea)

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

Senate

Senado
Sénat
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]
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
2017
Meeting place
Ciudad de la Paz [1]
Website
Official Website of the Senate
Equatorial Guinea
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History

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

Membership

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

Notes
  1. Includes 15 unelected representatives appointed by the president.
gollark: Well, *technically* they joined in 2020 and we erased your memory of them, but same thing.
gollark: Yes, they joined a few days back.
gollark: You have to pass the libright test.
gollark: Anyway, I have an 8values result from a while ago.
gollark: Troubling.

References
  1. https://senado-gq.org/?lang=es
  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
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