Taoyuan City Council
桃園市議會
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Chi Yi-sheng[1]
since 2010 (Taoyuan County Council)
Deputy Speaker
Li Hsiao-chung
since 2010 (Taoyuan County Council)
Structure
Seats63
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

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.

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
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

  1. ↑ "Taoyuan Country Council - Chiefs of the speaker". Tycc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Taoyuan Country Council - History". Tycc.gov.tw. 1951-01-07. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. ↑ "桃園市議會全球資訊網". 22 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Taoyuan Country Council - Departments". Tycc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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