Sejong City Council

Sejong City Council 세종특별자치시의회
3rd Sejong City Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1 July 2012 (2012-07-01)
Leadership
Chairman	Seo Gum-taic, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Ahn Chang-young, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Lee Young-se, Democratic
Structure
Seats	18
Political groups	Democratic (17)   Liberty Korea (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting First-past-the-post (16 seats) Party-list proportional representation (2 seats)
Last election	13 June 2018
Website
Sejong City Council (Korean) Sejong City Council (English)

Sejong City Council
Hangul	세종특별자치시의회
Hanja	世宗特別自治市議會
Revised Romanization	Sejong Teukbyeol Jachisi Uihoe
McCune–Reischauer	Sechong T’ŭkpyŏl Chach’isi Ŭihoe

The Sejong City Council (Korean: 세종특별자치시의회; Hanja: 世宗特別自治市議會) is the local council of Sejong City, South Korea.

There are a total of 18 members, with 16 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 2 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Composition of the Sejong City Council
Political party		Seats
Democratic Party of Korea	style="background:Template:Minjoo Party of Korea/meta/color;"|	17
Liberty Korea Party	style="background:Template:Saenuri Party/meta/color;"|	1
Total		18

Negotiation groups can be formed by 3 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:

• Chairman
• Two Vice Chairmans
• Standing Committees
  • Steering Committee of Council
  • Administration and Welfare Committee
  • Industry and Construction Committee
  • Education Committee
• Special Committees
  • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
  • Special Committees on Ethics