Gwangju Metropolitan Council

Gwangju Metropolitan Council 광주광역시의회
8th Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman	Kim Dong-chan, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Jang Jae-sung, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Lim Mi-ran, Democratic
Structure
Seats	23
Political groups	Democratic (22)   Justice (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting First-past-the-post (20 seats) Party-list proportional representation (3 seats)
Last election	13 June 2018
Website
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean) Gwangju Metropolitan Council (English)

Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Hangul	광주광역시의회
Hanja	光州廣域市議會
Revised Romanization	Gwangju Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–Reischauer	Kwangju Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

The Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean: 광주광역시의회; Hanja: 光州廣域市議會) is the local council of Gwangju, South Korea.

There are a total of 23 members, with 20 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 3 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Political party		Seats
Democratic	style="background:Template:Minjoo Party of Korea/meta/color;"|	22
Justice	style="background:Template:Justice Party (South Korea)/meta/color;"|	1
Total		23

Negotiation groups can be formed by 4 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 Autonomy Committee
  • Environment and Welfare Committee
  • Industry and Construction Committee
  • Education and Culture Committee
• Special Committees
  • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
  • Special Committees on Ethics