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Mojisola Lasbat Meranda (born 16 August 1980) is a Nigerian politician and the current Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. [1] [2] She has been the lawmaker representing Apapa I constituency since June 2015. [3]
Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral ...
Name Image Territory Legislative Body Party Mandate start Mandate end Term length María Libertad Gómez Garriga Puerto Rico House of Representatives: Liberal
“We have one woman in leadership, three women with powerful gavels, and at least another dozen who would be most capable of being an effective Speaker,” Julie Conway, who runs VIEW PAC — a ...
This list presents female speakers of national and territorial upper houses of their respective countries or territories. The upper house, often called the Senate, is the one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature. The upper house usually has less power than the lower house. In some countries, its members are appointed rather than elected ...
This list presents female speakers of national and territorial lower houses of their respective countries or territories. The lower house is one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature. The lower house is one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature.
Even as women have reached near-parity in Sacramento, the ranks of female House members from California are shrinking. For the first time in decades, men also hold both U.S. Senate seats.
New history documentary series “Queens That Changed the World,” that shines a light on some of the world’s most powerful female rulers, has scored a raft of worldwide sales. Channel 4 has ...