Gwangju Metropolitan Council

Gwangju Metropolitan Council
광주광역시의회
8th Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded 8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Kim Dong-chan, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Jang Jae-sung, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Lim Mi-ran, Democratic
Structure
Seats 23
Political groups

Metropolitan Government

Metropolitan Opposition

Length of term
 4 years
Elections

Parallel voting

Last election
 13 June 2018
Website
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean)
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (English)
Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Hangul 광주광역시의회
Hanja 光州廣域市議會
Revised Romanization Gwangju Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–Reischauer Kwangju Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Hangul: 광주광역시의회; Hanja: 光州廣域市議會) is the local council of Gwangju, South Korea.[1]

There are a total of 23 members, with 20 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 3 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Composition of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council[2]
Political partySeats
Democratic Party of Korea22
Justice Party1
Total23

Negotiation groups can be formed by 4 or more members. There are currently a negotiation group in the Council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea only.

Organization

The structure of Council consists of:

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice Chairmans
  • Standing Committees
    • Steering Committee of Council
    • Administration and Autonomy Committee
    • Environment and Welfare Committee
    • Industry and Construction Committee
    • Education and Culture Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
    • Special Committees on Ethics

References

  1. ↑ "광주시의회 우여곡절 끝 개원…4년간의 항해 시작". 뉴시스 (Newsis). 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ↑ http://council.gwangju.kr/tomember.es?mid=a10202010000&og_num=OG_C008
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