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Kuyavian Pomeranian Regional Assembly

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Type
  
Unicameral

Seats
  
33 councillors

Chairperson
  
Ryszard Bober, PSL

Last election
  
16 November 2014

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regional Assembly

Vice-Chairpersons
  
Adam Banaszak, PiS Jarosław Katulski, PO Marek Nowak, PO

Political groups
  
Executive board      PO (14)      PSL (10) Opposition parties      PiS (7)      Independents (2)

The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regional Assembly (Polish: Sejmik Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego) is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Kuyavia-Pomerania in Poland. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty-three councillors chosen during regional elections for a four-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Ryszard Bober.

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The assembly elects the executive board that acts as the collective executive for the regional government, headed by the voivodeship marshal. The current Executive Board of Silesia is a coalition government between the Polish People's Party and Civic Platform. The board's current chief executive is Marshal Piotr Całbecki of Civic Platform.

The assembly convenes within the Marshal's Office in Toruń.

Leadership of the Assembly

The Chairperson of the Assembly (Polish: Przewodniczący Sejmiku, speaker or president) presides over the Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation. The Chairperson and two Vice-Chairpersons are elected by the coalition parties, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly on passage of a floor vote. Other Assembly leaders, such as the Group Chairperson (Przewodniczący Koła Radnych, Chairperson of Councillors' Club) are elected by internal rules.

Officers

  • Chairperson of the Assembly - Ryszard Bober, PSL
  • Vice-Chairperson of the Assembly - Adam Banaszak, PiS
  • Vice-Chairperson of the Assembly - Jarosław Katulski, PO
  • Vice-Chairperson of the Assembly - Marek Nowak, PO
  • Districts

    Members of the assembly are elected from six districts and serve four-year terms. Districts does not have the constituencies' formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number and territorial description.

    References

    Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regional Assembly Wikipedia