The Kaohsiung City Council (高雄市議會) is the elected council

City council

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 of Kaohsiung City that the council is composed of 66 councillors elected from Single non-transferable vote

Single non-transferable vote

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for four-year terms. The Speaker

Speaker (politics)

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and the Deputy Speaker of the Council are chosen by fellow councilors through anonymous voting. All councilors are directly elected by citizens of the city. Citizen aged 23 or above, who has resided in this city for more than four months.

Organization

• Speaker
• Deputy Speaker
• Secretary-General
• Deputy Secretary-General
• Committees
  • The Civil Affairs Committee
  • Social Affairs Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Education Committee
  • Agriculture and Forest Committee
  • Transportation Committee
  • Public Security Committee
  • Public Works Committee
  • Discipline Committee

External links

• Official website