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 | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
| 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 edit
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 edit
This section needs to be updated. (November 2022) |
Since the local elections in 2022, the council was composed as follows:[3]
| Composition of Taoyuan City Council | |
|---|---|
| Party Groups | Seats |
| Kuomintang ("Chinese Nationalist Party") |
30 |
| Democratic Progressive Party Mínzhǔ Jìnbù Dǎng |
24 |
| Independent | 9 |
| Total | 57 |
Organization edit
Committees edit
- First Examination Team
- Second Examination Team
- Third Examination Team
- Fourth Examination Team
- Fifth Examination Team
- Sixth Examination Team
- Procedural Examination Team
- Discipline Committee
Departments edit
- Agenda Procedure Division
- General Affairs Division
- Legal Affairs Office
- Information and Library Office
- Public Relationship Office
- Accounting Office
- Personnel Office[4]
Speakers edit
Taoyuan County Council edit
- Tseng Chung-yi (2002-2010)
- Chi Yi-sheng (2010-2014)
Taoyuan City Council edit
- Chi Yi-sheng (2014-)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
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