Transitional Council of States
Type
Type	Upper house of the National Legislature (South Sudan)
History
Founded	2011
Leadership
Speaker	Deng Deng Akon, SPLM-IO since 2 August 2021
First Deputy Speaker	Mary Ayen Majok, SPLM since 2 August 2021
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	SPLM (46)   SPLM-IO (27)   SSOA (10)   Independents (9)   Vacants (8)
Meeting place
Ministries Complex Juba South Sudan

Politics of South Sudan
Constitution
Executive President Salva Kiir Mayardit Vice Presidents Riek Machar Taban Deng Gai James Wani Igga Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior Hussein Abdelbagi Government Cabinet of South Sudan
Legislature Council of States Speaker: Joseph Bol Chan National Legislative Assembly Speaker: Anthony Lino Makana
Judiciary Supreme Court
Administrative divisions States and administrative areas Governors Counties Payam Cities Boma
Elections Recent elections General: 2010 2024 Referendums: 2011 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister: Mayiik Ayii Deng Diplomatic missions of / in South Sudan Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Related topics Human rights United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
Other countries
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The Transitional Council of States is the upper house of the National Legislature of South Sudan. It was established in 2011 by the interim constitution of South Sudan 2011.^[1]

Composition

Before 2021, the Council of States comprised all South Sudanese who were members of the Council of States of Sudan; and twenty representatives appointed by the President of South Sudan. The Council of States was dissolved in May 2021,^[2] and a transitional council was reconstituted comprising 100 members appointed by Salva Kiir.^[3]

Speakers of the Council of States

Role

The Council of States exercises the following functions:^[6]

• initiating legislation on the decentralized system of government and other issues of interest to the states and passing such legislation with two-thirds majority of all representatives;
• issuing resolutions and directives to guide all levels of government;
• overseeing national reconstruction, development and equitable service delivery in the states;
• monitoring the repatriation, relief, resettlement, rehabilitation, reintegration of returnees and internally displaced persons, and reconstruction of disaster and conflict affected areas;
• requesting statements from Governors and national Ministers concerned regarding effective implementation of the decentralized system and devolution of powers and any other issues related to the states;
• legislating for the promotion of a culture of peace, reconciliation and communal harmony among all the people of the states;
• approving changes in state names, capitals and boundaries; and
• performing any other function as determined by the Interim Constitution or the law.