Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly

The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly was established in 2005 by the Interim constitution of the Southern Sudan 2005.^[1] Pending elections in 2010, all 170 members were appointed according to the following formula as per the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA): 70% of seats to SPLM, 15% to NCP, and 15% to other parties.^[2] The Assembly met in Juba, The capital of Southern Sudan and Central Equatoria State.^[3]

Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Established	2005
Disbanded	2011
Preceded by	People's Regional Assembly
Succeeded by	National Legislature of South Sudan
Leadership
Speaker	James Wani Igga (last)
Seats	170
Elections
Last election	Sudanese general election, 2010
Meeting place
Ministries Complex Juba Southern Sudan
Website
Government of Southern Sudan

The last and arguably most historic sitting of the Assembly took place on 9 July 2011 at approximately 1.30 pm (Juba time) when the Declaration of Independence of South Sudan was read by the Rt. Hon. James Wani Igga, Speaker of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly. It was read at an open parliamentary session (sitting number 27-2011) of the Assembly in front of a large assembled audience at the Dr. John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan.^[4][5]

Following the independence of the Republic of South Sudan, a new legislature was established in terms of the country's constitution. It together with the Council of States of South Sudan is the new National Legislature of South Sudan.

Members of the Legislative Assembly by party

Party	Acronym	Leader	MPs
Sudan People's Liberation Movement	SPLM	Dr. Ann Itto (for Southern sector)	112
National Congress	NCP	Riek Gai Kok (for Southern sector)[6]	25
Union of Sudan African Parties 1	USAP 1	Joseph Ukel	7
Union of Sudan African Parties 2	USAP 2	James Elioba Sururu	4
United Democratic Sudan Forum	UDSF	N/A	4
South Sudan Democratic Forum	SSDF	Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro	4
United Democratic Front	UDF	Peter Abdrhaman Sule	4
Sudan African National Union	SANU	Dr. Toby Maduot	4
South Sudan Defense Force	SSDF	Paulino Matip Nhial	3
Appointed Members	N/A	N/A	3
Sudan People's Liberation Movement - Democratic Change	SPLM-DC	Lam Akol	4

Speakers

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Lubari Ramba	15 December 1973	15 December 1975	Speaker People's Regional Assembly[7]
Hilary Logali	December 1975	December 1977	Speaker People's Regional Assembly[7]
Uncle Clement Mboro	July 1978	18 July 1979	Speaker People's Regional Assembly[7]
Isaiah Kulang	18 July 1979	4 February 1980	Speaker People's Regional Assembly[7]
Angelo Beda	30 May 1980	5 June 1981	Speaker People's Regional Assembly[7]
Mathew Obur	23 June 1982	1983	Speaker People's Regional Assembly[7]
James Wani Igga	2005	2011	Speaker Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly[7]

See also

• National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan
• National Legislature of South Sudan

References

1. "The Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, 2005" (PDF). Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. See also: "The Interim National Constitution of the Republic of Sudan, 2005" (PDF). Sudan Embassy, Berlin, Germany. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19.
2. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement between The Government of The Republic of The Sudan and The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Sudan People's Liberation Army (from reliefweb.int)
3. Government of Southern Sudan
4. Broadcast of Declaration of Independence (part 1)
5. Broadcast of Declaration of Independence (part 2)
6. Sudan Vision "Are South Sudanese under GoSS Ready to Forgive, Reconcile and Coexist"; Archived 2006-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
7. Kuyok, Kuyok Abol (4 September 2015). South Sudan: The Notable Firsts. ISBN 9781504943468.