The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the

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of Kuyavia-Pomerania in

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. It is a

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parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors chosen during regional elections for a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Elżbieta Piniewska. The assembly elects the

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

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. The current Executive Board of Kuyavia-Pomerania is a coalition government between the Civic Coalition and the

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. The board's current chief executive is Marshal

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of Civic Coalition. The assembly convenes within the Marshal's Office in

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Leadership of the Assembly

The Chairperson of the Assembly (,

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or president) presides over the Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation. The Chairperson and two Vice-Chairpersons are elected by the coalition parties, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly on passage of a

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. Other Assembly leaders, such as the Group Chairperson (''Przewodniczący Koła Radnych'', Chairperson of Councillors' Club) are elected by internal rules.

Officers

* Chairperson of the Assembly - Elżbieta Piniewska, Civic Coalition * Vice-Chairperson of the Assembly -Katarzyna Lubańska * Vice-Chairperson of the Assembly - Józef Ramlau * Vice-Chairperson of the Assembly - Przemysław Sznajdrowski

Districts

Members of the assembly are elected from six districts and serve five-year terms. Districts doe not have the constituencies' formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number and territorial description.

Charts

File:Sejmik Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego I kadencji.svg, 1998 File:Sejmik_Województwa_Kujawsko-Pomorskiego_2006.svg, 2006 File:Sejmik_Województwa_Kujawsko-Pomorskiego_2010.svg, 2010 File:Kuyavian-Pomeranian_Sejmik.svg, 2014 File:6th Term Sejmik of Kuyavia-Pomerania.svg, 2018

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