Silesian Regional Assembly Sejmik Województwa Śląskiego | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Chairperson | |
Vice-Chairpersons | Beata Kocik |
Marshal | |
Structure | |
Seats | 45 councillors |
Political groups | Executive board
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Elections | |
Last election | 21 October 2018 |
Meeting place | |
Silesian Parliament Building, Katowice | |
Website | |
Silesian Regional Assembly |
The Silesian Regional Assembly (Polish: Sejmik Województwa Śląskiego) is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Silesia in Poland. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of forty-five councillors elected for a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Jan Kawulok of PiS.[1]
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 Law and Justice and Wojciech Kałuża, independent councilor elected from the KO.[2] The board's current chief executive is Marshal Jakub Chełstowski of PiS.[3]
The Silesian Assembly convenes within the Silesian Parliament building in Katowice.
Districts
Members of the assembly are elected from seven districts, serve five-year terms. Districts does not have the constituencies formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number and territorial description.
Number | Seats | City counties | Land counties |
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1 | 7 | Bielsko-Biała | Bielsko, Cieszyn, Żywiec |
2 | 6 | Katowice, Mysłowice, Tychy | Bieruń-Lędziny, Pszczyna |
3 | 7 | Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Rybnik, Żory | Mikołów, Racibórz, Rybnik, Wodzisław |
4 | 7 | Bytom, Gliwice | Gliwice, Lubliniec, Tarnowskie Góry |
5 | 6 | Chorzów, Piekary Śląskie, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Świętochłowice, Zabrze | None |
6 | 5 | Częstochowa | Częstochowa, Kłobuck, Myszków |
7 | 7 | Dąbrowa Górnicza, Jaworzno, Sosnowiec | Będzin, Zawiercie |
See also
References
- ^ "Przewodniczący Sejmiku 5 kadencji". Sejmik Województwa Śląskiego. Regional Assembly of Silesia. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Zarząd Województwa". Zarząd Województwa Śląskiego. Marshal's Office of Silesian Voivodeship. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Śląsk dla koalicji PO-PSL-SLD. Marszałkiem został Wojciech Saługa". Wybory samorządowe 2014. TVN24. Retrieved 20 January 2016.