Joo Nak-young, Mayor of Gyeongju, Selected as 'Local Autonomy CEO of the Year' by Public Autonomy Research Institute
In the category of small and medium-sized cities with a population under 300,000
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 23rd, Mayor Ju Nak-young of Gyeongju City was named '2020 Local Autonomy CEO' by the Korea Public Autonomy Research Institute.
The 'Local Autonomy CEO of the Year' is an award given by the Korea Public Autonomy Research Institute to heads of local governments who have achieved outstanding results in autonomous administration. It is a meaningful award selected by the votes of about 1,400 public officials from basic local governments nationwide.
Mayor Ju, chosen as the best head of a local government in the small and medium-sized city category with a population under 300,000, was recognized for easing height restrictions in the downtown area, a long-standing wish of the citizens, and for attracting the Innovation Nuclear Research Complex, a national project, to Gyeongju. His efforts to improve the environment of the Hansen's disease village, whose residents were forcibly relocated, also played a significant role.
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Mayor Ju Nak-young expressed his joy, saying, "This achievement was made possible through cooperation with 250,000 Gyeongju citizens," and added, "I will do my best to make Gyeongju a prosperous city where neither the economy nor people's livelihoods are neglected."
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