Senate of the United States of Indonesia

The Senate of the United States of Indonesia is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the United States of Indonesia which, along with the People's Representative Council of the United States of Indonesia—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States of Indonesia.

The composition and powers of the Senate are established by the Section Two of the Constitution of the United States of Indonesia (RUSI). The Senate is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state or autonomous entity of the RUSI in its entirety. Each state, regardless of its population size, is equally represented by two senators. At the time of its formation, there were 32 members in the senate, but prior to the dissolution of the senate, there were only 27 members left, with the speaker of the senate not being counted as the member of the senate (according to the article 85.3 of the constitution). Most of the members that left the senate were local monarchs who had to serve in their respective kingdom (Muhammad Kaharuddin III and Sujadi).

Prior to the absence of the speaker of the senate, the constitution stipulates that the sessions of the senate should be led by the oldest senators. Though the amount of the oldest senators that should led the session is not specified, there were two oldest senators that led the session from 16 February until 27 February 1950.

Category:Government of Indonesia