House of Representatives (Annam)
The House of Representatives of the People of Annam was an advisory body for the French Indochinese colonial government in the protectorate of Annam (nowadays Central Vietnam). It was involved with economic, financial and social issues of the protectorate. The chamber was established by a decree on February 24, 1926, of [List of governors-general of French language|French Indochina|Governor-General of Indochina] Alexandre Varenne. The predecessor of the chamber was the Indigenous Consultative Council of Annam. The body officially ceased its operation on May 12, 1945, after a decree of dissolution by Emperor Bảo Đại following the Japanese coup d'état against the French colonial authorities in Indochina.
Prominent figures of the Vietnamese independence and anti-colonial movements had been members of the house, most notably Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, who was the President of the House of Representatives and later became the Acting President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Organization
There were 33 deputies to the House of Representatives, headed by a president. The constituency is limited to one of these six categories:- civil servants
- university graduates
- cai tổng
- delegates of local councils selected by the Privy Council
- mandarins
- businessmen with high tax bracket
List of presidents
- Huỳnh Thúc Kháng
- Nguyễn Trác
- Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Bình