Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly

Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly is a prefectural assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture.

Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly 神奈川県議会
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairman	Hiroyuki Umezawa, LDP
Vice Chairman	Hitoshi Watanabe, Kōmeitō
Structure
Seats	105
Political groups	Metropolitan Government (98)   LDP (50)   CDP (26)   DPFP (8)   Kōmeitō (8)   Prefectural Government (5)   Oshikai (1) Neutral (2)   My Town (1)   Kanagawa Movement Network (1) Metropolitan Opposition (5)   JCP (5)
Elections
Last election	7 April 2019
Meeting place
Website
www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/gikai/

History

Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly was established on 22 July 1878 and prefectural rule was established on the basis of 1878 Prefectural Regulation No.18 (daijō-kan No.18).[1] In the first assembly 47 members were elected by registered votes from one district and 15 counties.[2] The term is of 4 years.

Organisation

President and Vice-President

• President: Makoto Kunimatsu (LDP), elected from Fujisawa
• Vice-President: Takanori Takita (CDP), elected from Nakahara-ku.

References

1. 以下、「議会の概要　2012」（神奈川県議会）を参照。
2. 1区15郡とは、横浜区と、久良岐郡、橘樹郡、都筑郡、西多摩郡、南多摩郡、北多摩郡、三浦郡、鎌倉郡、高座郡、足柄上郡、足柄下郡、大住郡、淘綾郡、愛甲郡、津久井郡の15郡。