Taoyuan City Council
The Taoyuan City Council (TYCC; traditional Chinese: 桃園市議會; simplified Chinese: 桃园市议会; pinyin: Táoyuán Shì Yìhuì) is the elected municipal council of Taoyuan City, Republic of China (Taiwan). The council composes of 60 councillors elected once every four years by single non-transferable vote, most recently in the 2022 Taiwanese local elections on 26 November 2022.
Taoyuan City Council 桃園市議會 | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | Li Hsiao-chung since 2010 (Taoyuan County Council) |
Structure | |
Seats | 63 |
Political groups | KMT (30) DPP (24) Independent (9) |
Elections | |
Single non-transferable vote | |
Last election | 2022 |
Meeting place | |
The Building of Taoyuan City Council Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan | |
Website | |
Official website |
History
The council was established on 21 January 1951 as Taoyuan County Council.[2] On 25 December 2014, the council was promoted in status to Taoyuan City Council after Taoyuan County becomes a special municipality.
Current composition
Since the local elections in 2022, the council was composed as follows:[3]
Composition of Taoyuan City Council | |
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Party Groups | Seats |
Kuomintang ("Chinese Nationalist Party") |
30 |
Democratic Progressive Party Mínzhǔ Jìnbù Dǎng |
24 |
Independent | 9 |
Total | 57 |
Organization
Committees
- First Examination Team
- Second Examination Team
- Third Examination Team
- Fourth Examination Team
- Fifth Examination Team
- Sixth Examination Team
- Procedural Examination Team
- Discipline Committee
Departments
- Agenda Procedure Division
- General Affairs Division
- Legal Affairs Office
- Information and Library Office
- Public Relationship Office
- Accounting Office
- Personnel Office[4]
Speakers
Taoyuan County Council
- Tseng Chung-yi (2002-2010)
- Chi Yi-sheng (2010-2014)
Taoyuan City Council
- Chi Yi-sheng (2014-)
See also
References
- "Taoyuan Country Council - Chiefs of the speaker". Tycc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- "Taoyuan Country Council - History". Tycc.gov.tw. 1951-01-07. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- "桃園市議會全球資訊網". 22 August 2021.
- "Taoyuan Country Council - Departments". Tycc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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