Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร; RTGS: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called Krung Thep Maha Nakhon in Thai), which includes the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. The government is composed of two branches: the executive (or the Governor of Bangkok) and the legislative (or Bangkok Metropolitan Council). The administration's roles are to formulate and implement policies to manage Bangkok. Its purview includes transport services, urban planning, waste management, housing, roads and highways, security services, and the environment.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration กรุงเทพมหานคร | |
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Seal of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration | |
Flag of Bangkok | |
| Type | |
| Type | Special local authority organisation of Bangkok |
Term limits | Governor limited to 2 consecutive terms, third term must be 4 years after second term |
| History | |
| Founded | 13 December 1972 |
| Preceded by | Bangkok Municipality |
| Leadership | |
| Executive | |
| Governor of Bangkok | Chadchart Sittipunt, Independent Since 22 May 2022 |
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| Legislative | |
| Chair | Wirat Minchaiyanan, Pheu Thai Since 6 June 2022 |
| First Deputy Chair | Chayada Wiphatphumiprathet, Pheu Thai Since 6 June 2022 |
| Second Deputy Chair | Amnat Panphueak, Move Forward Since 6 June 2022 |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 1 Governor and 50 Councillors |
Length of term | Four years |
| Elections | |
Governor of Bangkok voting system | First past the post, whole of Bangkok |
Bangkok Metropolitan Council voting system | First past the post, each district |
Last Governor of Bangkok election | May 2022 |
Last Bangkok Metropolitan Council election | May 2022 |
Next Governor of Bangkok election | No later than 2026 |
Next Bangkok Metropolitan Council election | No later than 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| Airawat Patthana Building Second Bangkok City Hall Din Daeng, Bangkok | |
| Website | |
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According to the Thailand Future Foundation, Bangkok employs a workforce of 97,000, including 3,200 municipal officers in Bangkok city, 200 in the city Law Enforcement Department, and 3,000 in district offices.