Busan Metropolitan Council

Busan Metropolitan Council
부산광역시의회
8th Busan Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded 8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Park In-young, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Lee Sung-sook, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Kim Jin-hong, Liberty Korea
Structure
Seats 47
Political groups

Metropolitan Government

Metropolitan Opposition

Length of term
 4 years
Elections

Parallel voting

Last election
 13 June 2018
Website
Busan Metropolitan Council (Korean)
Busan Metropolitan Council (English)
Busan Metropolitan Council
Hangul 부산광역시의회
Hanja 釜山廣域市議會
Revised Romanization Busan Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–Reischauer Pusan Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

Busan Metropolitan Council (Hangul: 부산광역시의회; Hanja: 釜山廣域市議會) is the local council of Busan.

There are a total of 47 members, with 42 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 5 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Composition of the Busan Metropolitan Council[1]
Political partySeats
Democratic Party of Korea41
Liberty Korea Party5
Independent1
Total47

Negotiation groups can be formed by 5 or more members. There are currently 2 negotiation groups in the Council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea and the Liberty Korea Party.

Organization

The structure of Council consists of:[2]

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice Chairmans
  • Standing Committees
    • Steering Committee
    • Plannung and Administration Committee
    • Economy and Culture Committee
    • Welfare and Environmental Committee
    • Maritime Affairs and Transportation Committee
    • Urban Safety Committee
    • Education Committee
  • Special Committee
    • Special Committee on Buddet & Accounts
    • Special Committee on Ethics
    • Special Committee on Decentralization
    • Special Committee on Local Economy
  • Council Secretariat
    • Secretary General
      • General Affairs Division
        • General Affairs
        • Management
      • Proceedings Division
        • Proceedings
        • Bill Records
      • Public Relations Division
        • Public Relations
        • News
      • Legislative Policy Division
        • Legislations
        • Policy Research
      • Expert Commissioners
        • Steering Committee
        • Plannung and Administration Committee
        • Economy and Culture Committee
        • Welfare and Environmental Committee
        • Maritime Affairs and Transportation Committee
        • Urban Safety Committee
        • Education Committee

References

  1. ↑ http://council.busan.go.kr/council/past05
  2. ↑ "Organization (English)". Official website of the Busan Metropolitan Council.
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