Woman heads Uzbekistan’s Senate for first time

Tashkent, June 21, 2019. /Kabar/. Today at the 20th plenary session of the Senate of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbayeva was elected as the new Chairwoman of the Supreme Assembly.
81 senators voted for her candidacy. Thus, the Senate is headed by a woman for the first time in Uzbekistan’s history.
Tanzila Narbayeva is a graduate of the Tashkent State University (1981), Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, previously served as Deputy Prime Minister - Chairwoman of the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan, having taken up this position in December 2016 (re-elected in December 2018). Previously, in 2010-2016, she was Chairwoman of the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan.
The Supreme Assembly is the parliament of Uzbekistan. It succeeded the Supreme Soviet in 1995, and was unicameral until a reform implemented in January 2005 created a second chamber.