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13-621: Consultative Council may refer to: Consultative Council (Bahrain) , the semi-elected upper house of the legislative body of Bahrain Consultative Council (Poland) , a council created by All-Poland Women's Strike in the context of the Polish protests that started in October 2020 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

26-601: A member of the COuncil since 2012, was appointed Second Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council. The chairman of the Consultative Council serves as the chairman of the joint National Assembly of Bahrain when it meets. The term of the council is four years. Dr Nada Haffadh Nada Haffadh was Bahrain 's first female cabinet minister when she was appointed Minister of Health in 2004, serving in

39-516: The ruling family has sought to use the appointed Consultative Council to guarantee veto power over all legislation. The council includes Faisal Fulad , an activist accused in the Bandargate scandal of illegally receiving a monthly stipend of BD500 (US$ 1,326) for fomenting sectarian hatred. Following a political reconciliation between the government and the four party Shia Islamist Al Wefaq -led opposition, there have been persistent rumours that

52-513: The Arab world on 18 April 2004 when she became the first woman to chair a session of parliament in the region. The BBC reported: "Incidents of this kind in the Arab world are increasingly being seen as signs of a gradual change towards more open and democratic societies in the entire region." Supporters of the system refer to democracies such as the United Kingdom and Canada which operate

65-524: The Assembly. This allows technical expertise and minority communities a role within the legislative process: in Bahrain, a Bahraini Christian woman, Alees Samaan and a Bahraini Jewish man have been appointed. After there was widespread disappointment that no women were elected to the lower house in 2002's general election, four women were appointed to the Consultative Council. Alees Samann made history in

78-507: The Consultative Council have been appointed to the government: Dr Nada Haffadh became Bahrain's first woman cabinet minister in 2004 when she became Minister of Health; the second woman to be appointed to the cabinet, Social Affairs Minister Dr Fatima Baloushi, also previously served on the Council, as did Sameera bint Ibrahim Rajab who became Minister of State for Information Affairs in 2012. In December 2022 Jehad Al Fadhel , who had been

91-596: The Shura Council, is the upper house of the National Assembly , the main legislative body of Bahrain . The Council comprises forty members appointed directly by the King of Bahrain . The forty seats of the Consultative Council combined with the forty elected seats of the Council of Representatives form the National Assembly of Bahrain . All laws (except for "Royal decrees") have to be passed by both chambers of

104-568: The government is preparing to nominate their activists to the Shura Council. While government officials have denied the plan, reports in the press in April 2006 claimed that opposition leaders have received assurances from a government middleman that some of their iconic figures could be appointed to the Shura. The report added that the opposition leaders "neither accepted nor rejected the offer, but promised to study it carefully". Three female members of

117-820: The position until September 2007. Previously she served in Bahrain's upper house of parliament, the Consultative Council . Haffadh studied Medicine in Egypt and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland before returning to Bahrain to practise, working for the Health Ministry both as a doctor and in administration. Haffadh took over the Ministry after the previous incumbent failed to force through government reforms opposed by doctors. Haffadh

130-508: The same bicameral model with an appointed upper chamber and an elected lower chamber. However, the government which nominates citizens to the upper chamber is accountable to the members of the lower house, and therefore the British and Canadian electorates respectively. Further, while these upper chambers each hold a constitutional veto over legislation, it is heavily restricted by constitutional and political convention . Critics state that

143-550: The title Consultative Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Consultative_Council&oldid=986867104 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Consultative Council (Bahrain) The Consultative Council ( Majlis al-shura ), also known as

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156-561: Was given impetus after an audit of Bahrain's health services by the Canadian Council for Health Accreditation found that some Ministry staff were avoiding basic safety instructions. However, Haffadh received the backing of the Bahrain Medical Society, which opposed the parliamentary investigation, and believed that it was politically motivated, with a BMS official saying: "The probe committee is not investigating

169-557: Was replaced in a cabinet reshuffle in September 2007 as the government sought to placate critics in the Islamist-dominated parliament and removed ministers who had clashed with MPs. Haffadh had originally tendered her resignation in April 2007 following the formation of a parliamentary commission to investigate the work of the Health Ministry. The commission (members of which included Mohammed Khalid and Jassim Al Saeedi )

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