Song Sang-rak, New Jeonnam Province Deputy Governor, Officially Begins Duties

Starting Work Before Inauguration Considering the Emergency Situation of 'COVID-19'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Song Sang-rak, the 41st newly appointed Vice Governor of Jeonnam Province, immediately began his duties.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 22nd, Vice Governor Song, who will be inaugurated on the 23rd, started his first task by attending the 'COVID-19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters video meeting' chaired by the Prime Minister on the 21st, two days before his inauguration, considering the emergency situation of 'COVID-19.'

Afterwards, he visited the provincial disaster situation room and the 119 comprehensive situation room to encourage employees working on emergency duty due to 'COVID-19.'

Vice Governor Song, a native of Goheung, Jeonnam, graduated from Gwangju High School and the Department of Economics at Chonnam National University, and completed graduate studies at Ohio State University in the United States.

He entered public service through the 33rd Administrative Examination and has experienced various fields of local administration, including Director of Planning and Coordination Office of Jeonnam Province, Legal Affairs Officer of Gwangju Metropolitan City, and Director of Autonomous Administration.

He also has extensive experience in central administration, having served as Organization Policy Officer, Government Innovation Planning Officer, and Policy Planning Officer at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Because of this, Vice Governor Song is evaluated as the right person to achieve smooth cooperation with central government ministries and support the development of Jeonnam.

Vice Governor Song said, "I feel a heavy responsibility as I take on an important role in this serious situation where not only the health of the residents but also the local economy is threatened by the spread of COVID-19," and added, "All public officials, including myself, should take the lead with extraordinary determination to overcome the crisis early."

He also said, "To create a happy era in Jeonnam where lives change, I will communicate with employees and do my best based on the experience I have accumulated through local and central administration," adding, "In particular, I will devote all my passion and strength to making Jeonnam the foremost land of life soaring into the future through the six major projects of Jeonnam's new wind, the Clean Jeonnam Blue Economy."

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