Legislative Council of Brunei

Legislative Council of Brunei

Majlis Mesyuarat Negara Brunei

مجليس مشوارت نڬارا بروني
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Type
Type
History
Established18 October 1959[1]
Preceded byState Council
Leadership
Speaker
Abdul Rahman[2]
since 11 February 2015
Hassanal Bolkiah
since 1 January 1984
Clerk
Huraini Hurairah
since 9 January 2024
Structure
Seats37[3]
Political groups
National Development Party
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First election
18 October 1959
Last election
20 January 2023[4]
Meeting place
Legislative Council Building, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Website
Legislative Council of Brunei
Constitution
1959 Constitution of Brunei

The Legislative Council of Brunei (Malay: Majlis Mesyuarat Negara Brunei; Jawi: مجليس مشوارت نڬارا بروني; abbrev: Legco) is a national unicameral legislature of Brunei. The council comprises 36 appointed members, that only has consultative tasks.[5][6] Under Brunei's 1959 constitution, His Majesty Hassanal Bolkiah is the head of state with full executive authority, including emergency powers since 1962. The Council holds its sitting annually in March at the Legislative Council Building in Bandar Seri Begawan.

  1. ^ "MAJLIS MESYUARAT NEGARA". DOKUMEN-DOKUMEN PERLEMBAGAAN CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS. p. 32, 76.
  2. ^ "Brunei Darussalam". 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Ahli-Ahli". Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ^ "New Legislative Council appointed » Borneo Bulletin Online". New Legislative Council appointed. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. ^ "Brunei Darussalam" (PDF). United Nations (Human Rights Council): 4. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Brunei". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-08-27.