The Legislative Council of Aden was the legislative body of

Aden Colony Aden Colony () was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1963 located in the southern part of modern-day Yemen. It consisted of the port city of Aden and also included the outlying islands of Kamaran, Perim and the Khuriya Muriya ...

and

State of Aden The State of Aden ( ''Wilāyat ʿAdan'') was a state constituted in Aden within the Federation of South Arabia. Following its establishment on 18 January 1963, Charles Johnston (diplomat), Sir Charles Johnston stepped down as the last Governor ...

from 1947 to 1966.

History

The Legislative Council was established in January 1947. It had 23 members. The legislative term was originally four years but changed to five years in 1962. In 1959 the new

constitution introduced a change so that 12 members were elected under a restricted franchise. Nine Arabs, two Somalis and one Indian were elected. Aden Colony joined

South Arabia South Arabia (), or Greater Yemen, is a historical region that consists of the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, mainly centered in what is now the Republic of Yemen, yet it has also historically included Najran, Jazan, ...

in 1963, which had a legislative council of sixteen elected members, six nominated members, and attorney-general and a speaker as members. The council building was burnt down 1966 before the independence of

South Yemen South Yemen, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, was a country in South Arabia that existed in what is now southeast Yemen from 1967 until Yemeni unification, its unification with the Yemen A ...

. In the end, the council met in El Jabaly building, King Solomon Street,

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Legislative Council elections

* December 1955 * January 1959 * October 1964

Presidents 1959-1966

The council was presided by the Governor of Aden until 1959, when the position of an independent speaker appointed by the governor was introduced. * Sir Arthur Eber Sydney Charles, 1959 - 1965. He was assassinated in September 1965.

References

{{Reflist Organizations established in 1947 Defunct unicameral legislatures 1947 establishments in the British Empire 1966 disestablishments in the British Empire Aden Emergency