This article explains the senate of Equatorial Guinea, brief history, presidents, membership and electoral system of the senate.
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea.
Read: CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES (EQUATORIAL GUINEA)
History
The Senate was established following constitutional reforms approved in a referendum in 2011 and enacted in February 2012. The first elections were held in May 2013.
President of the Senate
| Name | Took office | Left office |
| Teresa Efua Asangono | 12 July 2013 | Incumbent |
Membership
The Senate has 70 members, of which 55 are elected and 15 are appointed by the President.
Government Structure:
Chief of State: President Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Francisco Pascual Eyegue Obama Asu (since 23 June 2016)
Assembly: Bicameral legislature consisting of a 100-member Chamber of Deputies and a 70-member Senate
Electoral System:
The president is elected by a first-past-the-post system. They are elected to five-year terms.
The prime minister is appointed by the president.
The 100 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by closed-list proportional representation from 19 multi-member constituencies. They are elected to five-year terms. The 70 members of the Senate are elected to five-year terms. 55 of them are elected from the same 19 constituencies, while 15 are appointed.