Taipei City Council

Coordinates: 25°02′19″N 121°33′43″E / 25.03861°N 121.56194°E

Taipei City Council 台北市議會
Type
Type	Municipal Council
Leadership
Speaker	Wu Bi-chu[1] Since 1998
Deputy Speaker	Chen Ching-hsiang Since 2014
Structure
Seats	63
Political groups	KMT (28)     DPP (27)     NPSU (3)     NP (2)     PFP (2)     TSU (1)
Elections
Voting system	Single non-transferable vote
Last election	2014
Meeting place
The Building of Taipei City Council Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Website
www.tcc.gov.tw

The Taipei City Council (TCC; Chinese: 台北市議會; pinyin: Táiběishì Yìhuì) is the elected municipal council of Taipei City, Republic of China. The council composes of 63 councilors lastly elected through the 2014 Republic of China local election on 29 November 2014.^[2]

History

First building

First building of Taipei City Council

The Council was formed in 1946 after the handover of Taiwan to the Republic of China from the Japanese Government. The Council Chamber was initially located in the Zhongshan Hall in Zhongzheng District.

Second building

Second building of Taipei City Council

On 3 August 1964, the Council moved to a site on the corner of Zhongxiao West Road and Zhongshan South Road, still in Zhongzheng District. The building occupied an area of 42,965 m². In 2016, the Taipei City Government plans to redevelop the abandoned former council building into the Taipei City Vision Museum as part of the Taipei museum strip.^[3] The building was demolished on 25 February 2016 and reopened to the public as open green space on 9 April 2016.^[4]

Current building

The current Council building is located in the History Project Area of Taipei in Xinyi District. It was inaugurated on 8 October 1990.^[5]

Organization

• Speaker
• Deputy Speaker
• Secretary-General
• Deputy Secretary-General
  • Permanent Committee's office
  • Secretariat Office
  • Procedure Section
  • General Affairs Section
  • Documents Section
  • Public Relations Office
  • Legal Affairs Office
  • Information Office
  • Personnel Office
  • Accounting Office
• Permanent Committees
  • Civil Affairs Committee
  • Finance and Construction Committee
  • Education Committee
  • Transportation Committee
  • Police and Sanitation Committee
  • Public Works Committee
  • Legislation Committee
• Special Committees
  • Procedure Committee
  • Discipline Committee

Transportation

The council building is accessible within walking distance South West from Taipei City Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

• Taipei City Government
• Sister cities of Taipei

References

1. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/12/26/424939/KMT-wins.htm
2. Taipei City Council functions.
3. "Taipei ‘museum strip’ bidding reopens to developers".
4. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201604100014.aspx
5. "Taipei City Council".