Political Administration

In line with the Local Government Act 1993 (Act 462), the District Assembly, located in Sang, is the highest political and administrative authority in the Mion District. It is headed by a Chief Executive, appointed by the President of the Republic. The district has only one constituency, the Mion Constituency, represented by an elected Member of Parliament. The Member of Parliament is an ex-officio member of the District Assembly.

Currently the Assembly has twenty (20) elected Assembly Members, eight (8) government appointees, the Member of Parliament from the Mion Constituency as well as the District Chief Executive of the Assembly making a total of 30 members. Out of this number, only three (3) are women representing 10 percent of the total membership. There are three (3) area councils in the district namely Jimle, Sang and Kpabia. Five (5) unit committee members assist each elected Assembly Member.