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IPU: Who is The Rt. Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson, the first African woman Parliamentarian elected as 31st IPU President

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Tulia Ackson of the United Republic of Tanzania has been elected as the 31st President of the IPU

Geneva (Switzerland). The Rt. Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson is a dynamic and committed person, a distinctive politician, a remarkable lawyer, and a distinguished academician, who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills throughout her career. Prior to becoming Speaker of the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania in February 2022, the post she is holding … Read more

IPU: A Great move to empower women as for next 3 years, African woman Parliamentarian will be the Guardian of Parliaments around the world

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The Rt Hon' Tulia Ackson takes over from the outgoing IPU President Rt Hon' Mr. Duarte Pacheco, a parliamentarian from Portugal, who concluded his three-year mandate at the end of the 147th IPU Assembly in Luanda, Angola.

Luanda (Angola)/ Geneva (Switzerland). Tulia Ackson of the United Republic of Tanzania is elected the 31st President of the IPU Tulia Ackson of the United Republic of Tanzania has been elected as the 31st President of the IPU by the IPU’s Governing Council, its main decision-making body made up of parliamentarians from around the world. She … Read more

National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge), United Republic of Tanzania

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unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge) (393 seats; 264 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 113 women indirectly elected by proportional representation vote, 5 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the Zanzibar House of Representatives, 10 appointed by the president, and 1 seat reserved for the attorney general; members serve … Read more