The Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia () was the

bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...

legislature of the

Ethiopian Empire The Ethiopian Empire (), also formerly known by the exonym Abyssinia, or just simply known as Ethiopia (; Amharic and Tigrinya: ኢትዮጵያ , , Oromo: Itoophiyaa, Somali: Itoobiya, Afar: ''Itiyoophiyaa''), was an empire that historical ...

from 1931 to 1974. It consisted of the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, and the upper house, Senate. The legislature was established in the 1931 Constitution, all members appointed, primarily by the

Emperor of Ethiopia The emperor of Ethiopia ( gez, ንጉሠ ነገሥት, nəgusä nägäst, "King of Kings"), also known as the Atse ( am, ዐፄ, "emperor"), was the hereditary monarchy, hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century ...

. The 1955 Constitution introduced elections to the lower chamber. The last elections took place in

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. The legislature was abolished by

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Senate

The Senate, ''Yaheg Mawos sena Meker-beth'', was established in 1931. Initially, its members were appointed, and they came from the nobility, the aristocracy, cabinet ministers, and civil servants. The chamber was reformed in the 1955 constitution so that the members were appointed by aristocrats. In 1974, there were 125 members in the chamber.

Senate Presidents

Negash Bezabeh Negash is a village in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, which straddles the Adigrat to Mekelle road north of Wukro. It is located in Wukro woreda. History Negash is considered to be the earliest Muslim settlement in Africa; a cemetery from ...

, 1942-1943 *Blattengeta

Lorenzo Taezaz Lorenzo Taezaz (30 June 1900 – 23 June 1947) was an important diplomatic official for Ethiopia. He served as Emperor Haile Selassie's diplomatic representative during the Emperor's exile in Britain following the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, being t ...

, 1943-1944 *Tsahafe Taezaz Wolde Maskal, ?-1945 * Mangasha Jambare, 1945-1946 *Ras Bidwoded

Makonnen Endelkachew '' Ras Betwoded'' Mekonnen Endelkachew (16 February 1890 – 27 February 1963) was an Ethiopian aristocrat and Prime Minister under Emperor Haile Selassie. Mekonnen was born in Addisge, the nephew of the noted Shewan general and politician ...

, 1957-1961 *Ras

Asrate Kassa ''Leul'' ''Ras'' Aserate Kassa (born Aserate-Medhin Kassa; 30 April 1922 – 23 November 1974) was a Viceroy of Eritrea and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire. He was the fourth son of ''Ras'' Kassa Haile Darge, and his wife Princ ...

, 1961-1964 *Lt-Gen.

Abey Abeba '' Lij'' Abiye Abebe ( am, አብይ አበበ; born 1918 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian politician and son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie. Biography Son of '' Liqa Mequas'' Abebe Atnaf Seggad, Abiye was born 1918 in Addis Ababa ...

, 1964-1974 Sources:

Chamber of Deputies

The Chamber of Deputies, ''Yaheg Mamria Meker-beth'', was established in 1931. Initially, the members were chosen by the

, the nobility and the aristocrats. The chamber was reformed in the 1955 constitution, and members were to be elected. In 1974, there were 250 members in the chamber.

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

*Blattengeta Belatcho Yadete, ?-1945-? *Grazmatch Gebre Kristos Wolde Michael, ?-1953-? *Lij Haile Mariam Kebede, 1955-1958-? *

Girma Wolde-Giorgis Girma Wolde-Giorgis (; 28 December 1924 – 15 December 2018) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013. He was the second person to hold the office of president since the founding of the Federal Democrati ...

, 1961-1965 *Fitawrari Bayissa Jemmo, ?-1966-1967 *Ato

Tadesse Taye Tadesse or Tadese is a name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Tadesse Alemu (?–2007), traditional Ethiopian singer *Tadesse Birru (1921–1975), Ethiopian army officer and revolutionary * Tadesse Mamechae (Tad ...

, 1967-1969-? *Ato Seife Taddese, 1970-1974 *Ato Abebe Wendimeneh, 1974

References

{{reflist History of Ethiopia Ethiopian_Empire Defunct bicameral legislatures Defunct national legislatures 1931 establishments in Ethiopia 1974 disestablishments in Ethiopia

Senate

Senate Presidents

Chamber of Deputies

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

See also

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