Election of Park Samrye as the Chairperson of the 8th Gwangjin-gu Council's Second Half Term

Election of 4-term Assembly Speaker Park Sam-rye Followed by Election of 3-term Deputy Speaker Ahn Moon-hwan

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The Gwangjin District Council has elected Assemblyman Park Sam-rye as the chairperson for the second half of the 8th Gwangjin District Council.

The chairperson election took place at 4 p.m. on the 8th during the 1st plenary session of the 237th extraordinary meeting. With all members present, Assemblyman Park Sam-rye of the Democratic Party (Multi-district / Guui 1·3-dong, Jayang 1·2-dong) was elected chairperson, receiving a total of 8 votes out of 14 seated members.

On that day, the chairperson election proceeded to a second round of voting as the highest vote count was tied between two candidates in the first round. Assemblyman Park Sam-rye was elected as the winner by majority vote in the second runoff.

Chairperson Park Sam-rye stated, "I feel a heavy responsibility being elected as the chairperson for the second half of the 8th Gwangjin District Council at a time when many residents are facing difficulties due to COVID-19."

He also expressed gratitude for the unwavering efforts of the first half chairperson team, including former Chairperson Goyang-seok, and the 13 assembly members including committee chairpersons.

Furthermore, he mentioned that Gwangjin currently faces many changes and development challenges amid the COVID-19 crisis and various hardships in people's livelihoods. He pledged that the council will unite all its capabilities to improve the quality of life that the 350,000 residents of Gwangjin can directly experience in their daily lives, and will work hard during the second half as well.

Assemblyman Park Sam-rye, a four-term member who has served as a Gwangjin district councilor since 2006, previously served as the chairperson of the Welfare and Construction Committee in the 5th and 6th councils and as chairperson of the 7th council.

Following the chairperson election, the Gwangjin District Council elected Assemblyman Ahn Moon-hwan as vice-chairperson on the same day. The formation of the second half of the 8th council will be completed on the 9th at 2 p.m. after the appointment of standing committee members and the election of committee chairpersons.

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