State Council

State Council may refer to:

In politics:

State Council (Russian Empire)

The State Council (Russian: Госуда́рственный сове́т; IPA: [gəsʊˈdarstvʲɪnɨj sɐˈvʲɛt]) was the supreme state advisory body to the Tsar in Imperial Russia.

18th century

Early Tsars' Councils were small and dealt primarily with the external politics.

Peter I of Russia introduced the Secret Council. Catherine I of Russia introduced the Supreme Secret Council. Its role varied during different reigns.

Peter III of Russia created the Imperial Council on May 20, 1762 ("Императорский Совет"), or, formally "The Council at the Highest Court" ("Совет при высочайшем дворе"). It was dismissed shortly after the succession of Catherine II of Russia.

1810–1917

The State Council was established by Alexander I of Russia in 1810 as part of Speransky's reforms. Although envisaged by Speransky as the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, it was actually an advisory legislative body composed of people whom the tsar could trust. The number of members varied at different periods. Upon its establishment in 1810 there were 35 members; in 1890 there were 60. The main duty of the Council was the preliminary investigation, promulgation and abrogation of laws.

State Council (Libya)

The State Council is an advisory body for Libya that is to be formed under the terms of the Libyan Political Agreement which was signed on 17 December 2015. The agreement resulted from United Nations supported peace talks and has been unanimously endorsed by the Security Council. The State Council will be able to advise the interim Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives (HoR) and will be able to express a binding opinion on the GNA under certain circumstances. The members of the council will be nominated by the New General National Congress, a body formed from members of the previous General National Congress which served as Libya's legislature between 2012 and 2014.

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