Provincial Assembly Member Jeon Gyeong-seon Elected as Secretary-General of City and Provincial Council Steering Committee

"We Will Do Our Best to Lead the Advancement of Local Decentralization and Autonomy"

Jeonnam Provincial Council Chairman Jeon Gyeong-seon elected as Secretary General of the National Council of Provincial Council Operating Committee Chairpersons (Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Council)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jeonnam Provincial Council announced on the 25th that Jeon Gyeong-seon, Chair of the Steering Committee (Democratic Party·Mokpo 5), was elected as Secretary-General of the National Association of Steering Committee Chairs of City and Provincial Councils.

Chair Jeon was elected as Secretary-General, overseeing the operation and budget of the Steering Committee Association, at the first regular meeting of the National Association of Steering Committee Chairs of City and Provincial Councils (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Steering Committee Association’) held in Daejeon on the 24th.

Since the opening of the Jeonnam Provincial Council on the 12th, Chairman Kim Han-jong was elected as president of the National Association of Chairs of City and Provincial Councils (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Chairs Association’), and Chair Jeon Gyeong-seon was appointed as Secretary-General of the Steering Committee Association, the working body under the Chairs Association, marking a double celebration.

Known as the ‘fantastic keystone combo,’ Chairman Kim Han-jong and Chair Jeon Gyeong-seon, who have smoothly led the Jeonnam Provincial Council, are expected to play a significant role in the development of autonomy and decentralization by simultaneously holding key positions in the Chairs Association and its subordinate working body.

Chair Jeon Gyeong-seon stated, “I will do my best to unite the capabilities of city and provincial councils nationwide so that they can play a leading role in local decentralization and autonomy development.”

He added, “To complete true local autonomy, I will work together with the Chairs Association and the Steering Committee Association to ensure that the full revision bill of the Local Autonomy Act, submitted with the opening of the 21st National Assembly, is definitely passed within this year.”

Jeon Gyeong-seon, a two-term member of the Mokpo City Council, entered the Jeonnam Provincial Council in 2018 and served as Chair of the Health, Welfare, and Environment Committee during the first half of the term. He has been recognized for his dedicated legislative activities, receiving the Local Legislative Award for two consecutive years, the Best Award in Local Autonomy Evaluation, and the 2018 Manifesto Promise Award.

Meanwhile, the Steering Committee Association, established in 1997 as a working body under the Chairs Association, is an organization set up to discuss common interests of city and provincial councils, gather opinions, consult on council operation issues, develop policies, exchange information, and discuss ways to advance local councils.

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