Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik Explained

Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik
Native Name:Sejmik Województwa Pomorskiego
House Type:Unicameral
Leader1 Type:Chairperson
Leader1:Jan Kleinszmidt
Party1:KO
Leader2 Type:Vice-Chairpersons
Leader2:Grzegorz Grzelak, Józef Sarnowski, Hanna Zych-Cisoń
Structure1 Res:250px
Members:33 councillors
Political Groups1:Executive board (20)

Opposition parties (13)

Last Election1:7 April 2024
Meeting Place:Marshal's Office, Gdańsk
Website:Pomeranian Regional Assembly
Leader3:Mieczysław Struk
Party3:KO
Leader3 Type:Marshal

The Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik (Polish: Sejmik Województwa Pomorskiego) is the regional legislature of the voivodeship of Pomerania, Poland. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty-three councillors chosen during regional elections for a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Jan Kleinszmidt of the KO.[1]

The assembly elects the executive board that acts as the collective executive for the provincial government, headed by the voivodeship marshal. The current Executive Board of Pomerania is a majority government of Civic Coalition under the leadership of Marshal Mieczysław Struk of the KO.[2]

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

Districts

Members of the Assembly are elected from five 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
1 7 Bytów, Chojnice, Człuchów, Lębork, Słupsk
2 8 Puck, Wejherowo
3 7 None
4 6 None Gdańsk, Kartuzy, Kościerzyna, Starogard
5 5 None Kwidzyn, Malbork, Nowy Dwór Gdański, Sztum, Tczew

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Przewodniczący sejmiku. Województwo Pomorskie. Regional Assembly of Pomerania. 19 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Zarząd Województwa Pomorskiego. Województwo Pomorskiego. Executive Board of Pomerania. 19 January 2016.