Provisional House of Representatives
Provisional House of Representatives Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Sementara | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 16 August 1950 |
| Disbanded | 26 March 1956 |
| Preceded by | House of Representatives (United States of Indonesia) |
| Succeeded by | House of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 236 members (1950) |
| Authority | Passing laws and budgets (together with the President); oversight on executive branch |
| Meeting place | |
| Sociëteit Concordia Building Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Constitution | |
| Provisional Constitution of 1950 | |
The Provisional House of Representatives (Indonesian: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Sementara, DPRS) was the first Indonesian legislature under the Provisional Constitution of 1950. It was formed after the transition of Indonesia to a unitary state on 17 August 1950. The DPRS initially consisted of 236 members, with 213 remaining before it was dissolved in 1956.