The Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the

voivodeship A voivodeship ( ) or voivodate is the area administered by a voivode (governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in ...

of Świętokrzyskie,

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. It is a

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly ...

body consists of thirty councillors elected in free elections for a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Andrzej Bętkowski of the PiS. The assembly elects the

executive board A board of directors is a governing body that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulations ...

that acts as the collective executive for the regional government, headed by the province's

marshal Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Middle Ages, Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used fo ...

. The current Executive Board of Świętokrzyskie is held by the

Law and Justice Law and Justice ( , PiS) is a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist and National conservatism, national-conservative List of political parties in Poland, political party in Poland. The party is a member of European Conservatives and Refo ...

with Renata Janik presiding as marshal. The Regional Assembly meets in the Marshal's Office in

Kielce Kielce (; ) is a city in south-central Poland and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the banks of the Silnic ...

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.

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* (pl
Świętokrzyskie Regional Assembly

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swietokrzyskie Regional Assembly Voivodeship assemblies in Poland Assembly Unicameral legislatures

Districts

See also

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