Bangkok Metropolitan Council

The Bangkok Metropolitan Council, or BMC (Template:Langx (RTGS)) is the legislative branch of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the government of Bangkok City. It is vested with legislative power and the duty to scrutinise the administration of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration with the Governor of Bangkok as head of the executive.

Structure

The Council consists of Bangkok Metropolitan Councillors (Template:Langx), who are elected directly by voters in each of Bangkok's 50 districts. In recent elections, a district may return more than one councillor, therefore the number of councillors composing the BMC often fluctuates between elections. The number of councillors to be elected per district is prescribed by the Election Commission, in accordance with the registered population in each district.

The Council has a fixed term of 4 years, and elections are often out of sync with gubernatorial elections. The most recent elections took place on 22 May 2022.

The current (13th) Bangkok Metropolitan Council consists of 50 councillors.

Committees

The council is divided into 11 general committees with five to nine members appointed by the councillors themselves:

1. Committee of Cleanliness and Environment
2. Committee for Checking the Minutes of Sittings and for Considering Closure of the Minutes of the Secret Sittings
3. Committee for the Affairs of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council
4. Committee for the Public Works and Utilities
5. Committee for Education and Culture
6. Committee for Health
7. Committee for Community Development and Social Welfare
8. Committee for Local Administration and Orderliness
9. Committee for Economics, Finance, and Follow-up of Budget Utilization
10. Committee for Tourism and Sports
11. Committee for Traffic, Transportation, and Drainage

Secretariat of the council

The Secretariat of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council (Template:Langx is the executive agency of the council. The secretariat helps the council in all its roles including drafting of legislation, organisation of sessions, minutes and procedures of the council. The secretariat also helps members of the council by providing research and legal counsel. The secretariat is headed by the Secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council (Template:Langx The current secretary is Manit Tej-Apichok. The secretariat itself is divided into nine sections:

1. General Administration Section
2. Council and Committee Meetings Section
3. Working Committees Section
4. Legislation Section
5. Legal Section
6. Foreign Affairs Section
7. Council Service Section
8. Academic Section
9. Secretary Section

History

Historical composition of the Council

No.	No. of council members	Term	Notes
1	46	1973–1975	Appointed
2	41	1975–1977
3	45	1977–1984	Appointed
4	40	1984–1985	Appointed
5	46	1985–1989
6	57	1990–1994
7	54	1994–1998
8	60	1998–2002
9	61	2002–2006
10	57	2006–2010
11	61	2010–2014
12	30	2014–2022	Appointed
13	50	2022–2026