. ▁Its ▁pur view ▁includes ▁transport ▁services , ▁urban ▁planning , ▁waste ▁management , ▁housing , ▁roads ▁and ▁high ways , ▁security ▁services , ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Th ailand ▁Future ▁Foundation , ▁Bang k ok ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁work force ▁of ▁ 9 7 , 0 0 0 , ▁including ▁ 3 , 2 0 0 ▁municipal ▁officers ▁in ▁Bang k ok ▁city , ▁▁ 2 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁Department , ▁and ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁district ▁offices . ▁ ▁Governor ▁of ▁Bang k ok ▁ ▁The ▁Governor ▁of ▁Bang k ok ▁( ▁is ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁of ▁Bang k ok . ▁The ▁governor ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁Metropolitan ▁Administration ▁( B MA ). ▁The ▁governor ▁is ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁renew able ▁term ▁of ▁four ▁years , ▁currently ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁directly ▁elected ▁executive ▁offices ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁The ▁office ▁is ▁compar able ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁city ▁mayor . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁inc umb ent ▁is ▁Pol ▁Gen ▁As win ▁K wan mu ang . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁P ray ut ▁Chan - o - cha ▁using ▁Section ▁ 4 4 ▁of ▁the ▁inter im ▁char ter ▁to ▁replace ▁Su kh umb hand ▁Par ib atra . ▁The ▁reason ▁given ▁for ▁his ▁ou ster ▁was ▁"... because ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁many ▁legal ▁cases ." ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁roles ▁The