New Taipei City Council

New Taipei City Council (Chinese: 新北市議會; pinyin: Xīnběi Shì Yìhuì) is the city council of New Taipei City, Republic of China. It is now composed of 66 councillors,[1] all recently elected on 24 November 2018 in the local elections. Along with the Kaohsiung City Council, the city council is the largest local council in terms of seats.

New Taipei City Council 新北市議會
3rd New Taipei City Council
Type
Type	City council
History
Founded	December 25, 2010 (2010-12-25)
Preceded by	Taipei County Council
New session started	December 25, 2018 (2018-12-25)
Leadership
Speaker	Chiang Ken-huang      (KMT) since 26 December 2014
Deputy Speaker	Chen Hung-yuan      (KMT) since 25 December 2010
Structure
Seats	66
Political groups	KMT (33)      DPP (25)      NPSU (3)      Independent (5)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Single non-transferable vote
First election	27 November 2010
Last election	24 November 2018
Meeting place
No. 166, Sec. 2, Wenhua Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan
Website
www.ntp.gov.tw
Constitution
Constitution of the Republic of China

History

Former building of Taipei County Council

The council was originally established Taipei County Council. On 25 December 2010, it was changed to New Taipei City Council.[2]

Organization

• Meeting Affairs Division
• General Affairs Division
• Legal Affairs Office
• Public Relations Office
• Information Management Office
• Administration Office
• Documentation Office
• Personnel Office
• Accounting Office[3]

Transportation

The council is accessible within walking distance South West from Jiangzicui Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

• New Taipei City Government

References

1. 新北市議會 (1 December 2011). "新北市議會全球資訊網". 新北市議會. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
2. "New Taipei City Council". ntp.gov.tw. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
3. "New Taipei City Council". ntp.gov.tw. Retrieved 23 August 2014.