Seoul Metropolitan Council

Seoul Metropolitan Council 서울특별시의회
10th Seoul Metropolitan Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	5 September 1956 (1956-09-05)
Leadership
Chairman	Shin Won-cheol, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Kim Saeng-hwan, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Park Ki-yeol, Democratic
Structure
Seats	110
Political groups	Metropolitan Government      Democratic (102) Metropolitan Opposition      Liberty Korea (6)      Bareunmirae (1)      Justice (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting First-past-the-post (100 seats) Party-list proportional representation (10 seats)
Last election	13 June 2018
Meeting place
Main building of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, Jung District, Seoul
Website
Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean) Seoul Metropolitan Council (English)

Seoul Metropolitan Council, the legislative body of Seoul in Jung District, Seoul

Seoul Metropolitan Council (Hangul: 서울특별시의회; Hanja: 서울特別市議會) is the local council of Seoul.

There are a total of 110 members, with 100 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 10 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Negotiation groups can be formed by 10 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:^[2]

• Chairman
• Two Vice Chairmans
• Standing Committees
  • Council Steering Committee
  • Administration & Autonomy Committee
  • Planning & Economy Committee
  • Environment & Water Resources Committee
  • Culture, Sports & Tourism Committee
  • Health & Social Affairs Committee
  • Public Safety & Construction Committee
  • City Planning & Management Committee
  • Transportation Committee
  • Education Committee
• Special Committees
  • Special Committees on Budget & Accounts
  • Special Committees on Ethics

References

See also

• Seoul Metropolitan Government