0 0 9 ▁|| ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁|| ▁row span = 2 | ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁|| ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁| - ▁| ▁bg color ="# E 9 E 9 E 9 " | ▁ 1 6 ▁|| ▁As win ▁K wan mu ang ▁|| ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁|| ▁Pres ent ▁|| ▁( App oint ed ) ▁| - ▁| } ▁Unless ▁otherwise ▁indicated , ▁they ▁were ▁elected . ▁ ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropolitan ▁Council ▁ ▁The ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropolitan ▁Council ▁or ▁B MC ▁( ▁is ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁administration . ▁It ▁is ▁v ested ▁with ▁primary ▁legisl ative ▁powers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁scr ut in ize ▁and ▁advise ▁the ▁governor . ▁The ▁council ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropolitan ▁Council ▁(. ▁The ▁current ▁chairman , ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁is ▁Captain ▁K ri angs ak ▁L oh ach ala . ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁Bang k ok ' s ▁population . ▁One ▁member ▁represents ▁one ▁hundred ▁thousand ▁people . ▁Currently ▁there ▁are ▁ 6 0 ▁members , ▁elected ▁from ▁ 5 7 ▁constitu encies ▁( some ▁constitu encies ▁elect ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁member ) ▁in ▁Bang k ok . ▁Each ▁is ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁The