Miaoli County Council | |
House Type: | County council |
Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
Leader1: | Yu Chung-tien[1] |
Leader2 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
Leader2: | Chen Ming-chao |
Members: | 38 |
Voting System1: | Single non-transferable vote |
Last Election1: | 2022 |
Session Room: | Miaoli County Council Building.jpg |
Session Res: | 250px |
Meeting Place: | Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan |
Structure1: | Miaoli council diagram.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 250px |
Political Groups1: | KMT (9) DPP (7) NPP (1) Independent (20) |
The Miaoli County Council (MCC;) is the elected county council of Miaoli County, Republic of China. The council composes of 38 councillors most recently elected in the 2022 Republic of China local elections on 26 November 2022.[2]
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China (ROC) on 25 October 1945, the area of present-day Miaoli County became part of Hsinchu County. In 1950, local self-government was implemented and administrative division of the ROC was adjusted in which Miaoli County was established and subsequently the country government was established on 25 October 1950. On 7 January 1951, the first term of the county councilors were elected and inaugurated on 19 January the same year.[3]