Geumcheon District Youth Council Chairperson Elected: Moon Il-go High School's Choi Woo-jin

After intense debates and eight rounds of voting for the chairmanship, Assemblyman Choi Woo-jin of Munil High School was elected Chair, and Assemblyman Yang Seung-jun of Munil High School was elected Vice Chair.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced that on the 7th at 10 a.m., the "5th Geumcheon-gu Youth Council" was inaugurated and held a regular meeting at the Geumcheon-gu Council plenary session hall.

On this day, distinguished guests including the Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, the Chairperson of the Geumcheon-gu Council, and district council members attended in person to celebrate the opening of the 5th Youth Council and encouraged the youth council members, boosting their motivation to participate.

During the subsequent regular meeting, the elected youth council members took charge of the proceedings and proposed agendas regarding the formation of the chairperson team and standing committees.

In particular, the formation of the chairperson team was fiercely contested, requiring eight rounds of voting, resulting in Woojin Choi from Munil High School being elected as Chairperson and Seungjun Yang from Munil High School as Vice Chairperson.

Chairperson Woojin Choi expressed his gratitude upon election, stating, "Through active activities that unite the Youth Council as one, we will bring about groundbreaking changes to Geumcheon-gu."

The youth council members of the "5th Geumcheon-gu Youth Council" plan to continue their active engagement by reflecting the needs of youth through ongoing regular meetings, actively participating in district youth policies.

Meanwhile, the Geumcheon-gu Youth Council is a specialized youth policy participation project of the district, now in its 5th term since its first inauguration in 2016. From October 26 to November 1, 17 youth council members were elected through an online voting process called the Geumcheon-gu Youth Election.

Mayor Yu Seong-hoon of Geumcheon-gu stated, "The goal of the Youth Council is to help young people grow into independent adults through participation and activities from their youth," adding, "We will actively support youth-led initiatives so that innovative and diverse youth policies can be realized in the district."

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