The Council of Representatives (Amharic: á¨á¢áµá®áµá« á°áÂÂá«á®á½ áÂÂáÂÂá á¤áµ) was a unicameral legislature of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia (TGE) from 1991 to 1995. It was then replaced by the bicameral Federal Parliamentary Assembly since 1995, (consisting the House of Federation and the House of Peoples' Representatives).
According to Article 7 of the Transitional Government Charter, the Council has representatives from various national liberation movements, political figures and other organizations, which was composed of 87 members.
On 22 July 1991, the representatives from the Ethiopian PeopleâÂÂs Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the Eritrean PeopleâÂÂs Liberation Front (EPLF), and the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) agreed to form the transitional charter of Ethiopia. According to the charter Article 7, the representatives were made of various political groups, mostly with national liberation movements and political figures, composed up to 87 total members. The Article 8 stipulated the Council of Representatives shall exercise and oversee the Council of Ministers as follows: <blockquote> a. Draw-up its rules of procedure;
b. Election of its Chairperson, who shall also be the Head of State, under a Vice-Chairperson and Secretary, the Head of State shall appoint the Prime Minister, whose appointment shall be approved by the Council of Representatives. The head of state, the Prime Minister, the Vice-Chairperson and Secretary of the Council of Representatives shall be from different nations/nationalities;
c. Approve the Prime Minister's nomination of the members of Council of Ministers drawn-up on consider*-' lions of ascertaining a broad national representation, technical competence and unswerving adherence to the Charter;
d. Initiation and promulgation of proclamation and decrease pursuant to the Charter;
e. Adoption of national budget;
f. Provide for the administration of justice on the basis of the Charter; the Courts shall, in their work, be fee from any governmental interference with respect to items provided for in Part One, Article One of the Charter;
g. Establish the Constitutional Commission;
h. Ratify international agreements; </blockquote>