Taipei City Council
Coordinates: 25°02′19″N 121°33′43″E / 25.03861°N 121.56194°E
Taipei City Council 台北市議會 | |
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Type | |
Type |
Municipal Council |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Structure | |
Seats | 63[2] |
Political groups |
KMT (28) DPP (27) NPSU (3) NP (2) PFP (2) TSU (1) |
Elections | |
Single non-transferable vote | |
Last election | 2014 |
Meeting place | |
The Building of Taipei City Council Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan | |
Website | |
www.tcc.gov.tw |
The Taipei City Council (TCC; Chinese: 台北市議會; pinyin: Táiběishì Yìhuì) is the elected municipal council of Taipei City, Republic of China. The council composes of 63 councilors lastly elected through the 2014 Republic of China local election on 29 November 2014.[3]
History
First building
The Council was formed in 1946 after the handover of Taiwan to the Republic of China from the Japanese Government. The Council Chamber was initially located in the Zhongshan Hall in Zhongzheng District.
Second building
On 3 August 1964, the Council moved to a site on the corner of Zhongxiao West Road and Zhongshan South Road, still in Zhongzheng District.
Current building
The current Council building is located in the History Project Area of Taipei in Xinyi District. It was inaugurated on 8 October 1990.[4]
Organization
- Speaker
- Deputy Speaker
- Secretary-General
- Deputy Secretary-General
- Permanent Committee's office
- Secretariat Office
- Procedure Section
- General Affairs Section
- Documents Section
- Public Relations Office
- Legal Affairs Office
- Information Office
- Personnel Office
- Accounting Office
- Permanent Committees
- Civil Affairs Committee
- Finance and Construction Committee
- Education Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Police and Sanitation Committee
- Public Works Committee
- Legislation Committee
- Special Committees
- Procedure Committee
- Discipline Committee
Transportation
The council building is accessible within walking distance South West from Taipei City Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
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- Taipei City Government
- Sister cities of Taipei
References
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