[1][2] It is developed from the existing provincial council which provided advices and recommendations on behalf of local people to a centrally-appointed governor.
During 1892 - 1932, Siam (then Thailand) employed a four-level administrative division,[3] like the People's Republic of China today.
If the overall number of councillors was still less than 12, the population of the latest selected district was subtracted by the adjusting value before the process was repeated.
In addition, another class of councillors was selected from local municipalities and other people appointed by the interior minister .
The adjusting value was calculated by dividing the population of that province by the relevant minimum number of councillors.
[1] The provincial administrative organization is managed by the president, who was expected to be a replacement of the centrally-appointed governor.
The council is chaired by one of its member and is expected to provide advices, recommendations and plans to the president.
The number of provincial councillors, like Kittikachorn's government, depends on the population as shown in the table below.
Once the ranking is completed, the district with the highest number of people is selected.
Eligible citizens aged 18 or over whose registered address is within the province separately elect (1) the president of the provincial administrative organization (executive branch) and (2) the provincial administrative council members (legislative branch).
Councillor candidates are selected according to the number determined by population of that district.
The legislation has been put forward to gradually increase the power and responsibilities of the provincial administration organization.
The second level is a regional branch of the central government, headed by the governor.
They suggested that the regional government should be dissolved and the governor of each province should be elected and take the role of the president of the provincial administrative organization.
All public services, except for judiciary and military, will be managed by local governments.
provides a multitude of public services and duties within its jurisdiction, including: