▁powers ▁and ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Governor ▁of ▁Bang k ok ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁ ▁( ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁Form ulate ▁and ▁implement ▁policies ▁for ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropolitan ▁Area . ▁ ▁Head ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropolitan ▁Administration . ▁ ▁App oint ▁and ▁remove ▁deput y ▁govern ors , ▁advis ors , ▁board ▁members , ▁city ▁officials , ▁and ▁public ▁servants . ▁ ▁Co ordinate ▁and ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Th ailand , ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Th ailand , ▁and ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Inter ior . ▁ ▁O verse e ▁the ▁smooth ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁ag encies ▁and ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁governor ▁is ▁also ▁inv ested ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁powers ▁as ▁any ▁other ▁governor ▁of ▁a ▁province ▁of ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁any ▁other ▁mayor . ▁ ▁The ▁power ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁b ills ▁for ▁the ▁city , ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁in ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropolitan ▁Council . ▁ ▁History ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁executive ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁cabinet ▁from ▁city ▁civil ▁servants . ▁However ▁soon ▁it ▁was ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁executive ▁office ▁should ▁a ▁popular ly ▁elected ▁office ▁instead . ▁The ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁( , ▁created ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropol is ▁to ▁replace ▁Bang k ok ▁Province ▁and ▁created ▁an ▁elected ▁governor ▁with ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁was