The Chairmen council of the national provincial & municipal assemblies

Purpose of establishment

Its purpose is to promote mutual exchange and cooperation and to discuss common issues for the development of local autonomy and local assembly operations (Article 2 of the articles of association).

Relevant Laws

• · Local Government Act : Article 165 (Consultative Group of Head of Local Government, etc.)
  1. ① The head of a local government or the chairman of local assembly can establish a national consultative group in each of the following subparagraph to promote mutual exchange and cooperation and to discuss common issues.
  2. ② An association of local governments may be established, in which all national consultative groups of each subparagraph of paragraph 1 can participate.
• · Enforcement Ordinance of the Local Autonomy Act: Article 102 (Report on Establishment of Consultative Group, etc.)
  1. ① When the head of a local government or the chairman of the local assembly establishes a national consultative group under Article 165 of this Act, the following matters shall be reported to the Minister of Public Administration and Security.

Composition of Membership

• · Members : 17 people (the chairmen of provincial & municipal assemblies)

  Seoul Metropolitan Council, Busan Metropolitan Council, Daegu Metropolitan Council, Incheon Metropolitan Council, Gwangju Metropolitan Council, Daejeon Metropolitan Council, Ulsan Metropolitan Council, Sejong Special Self-Governing City Council, Gyeonggi-do Assembly, Gangwon-do Assembly, Chungcheongbuk-do Assembly, Chungcheongnam-do Assembly, Jeollabuk-do Assembly, Jeollanam-do Assembly, Gyeongsangbuk-do Assembly, Gyeongsangnam-do Assembly, Jeju Special Self-Governing City Council

• · Officers : President (1), Senior Vice President (1), Vice President (4), Auditor (2), Secretary General (1), Advisor (2), Chairman of Policy (1)
• · Term of Office : One year (It is possible to serve consecutive terms.)

Role of the Council

• - Promotion of mutual exchange and cooperation for the development of local autonomy and the operation of local assembly.
• - Consultation of common issues of councils
• - Efforts to improve the welfare of the residents and to facilitate the legislative activities of local councils
• - Improvement of unreasonable laws and institutions for establishing local autonomy system
  └ To suggest revisions of legislation, such as the Local Government Act, to the central government
  └ To express opinions to the outside world, including adopting resolutions and statements
• - Enhancement of local government development through research and review of advanced council models
• - Research for development plan of local autonomy system
• - Collection and exchange of information and data related to local autonomy

Improving local autonomy and decentralization through strengthening the ability of local councils

• Expansion of autonomy of provincial
  & municipal assembly
  • Independence of authority over human resources of provincial & municipal assembly
  • Introduction of professional manpower for policy support of provincial & municipal assembly member
  • Reinforcement of autonomous legislative power of provincial & municipal assembly
• Enhancement of capacity
  for legislative activities
  • Operation of advisory committees for policy development
  • Promotion of academic research for institutional improvement
  • Identification and diffusion of good examples of legislative activities
• Promotion of internal
  and external exchanges
  and cooperation
  • Reinforcement of exchange and cooperation with local 4 groups
  • Holding policy meetings with other agencies, including the National Assembly
  • Reinforcement of cooperation with groups related to local autonomy.