Five Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Members Receive the '2021 Governance Local Politics Award'

Five Recipients Including Kim Hanjong, Kang Junghui, Jeon Gyeongseon, Lee Hyeokje, and Kim Jeonghui

At the '2021 Governance Local Politics Awards' ceremony, Assembly members Kim Han-jong, Kang Jeong-hee, Jeon Kyung-sun, Lee Hyuk-je, and Kim Jeong-hee received the 'Governance Political Award.' Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Five members of the Jeonnam Provincial Council were honored with the ‘2021 Governance Local Politics Award’ for their outstanding legislative activities in areas such as strengthening decentralized autonomy and increasing regional vitality.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Council on the 2nd, at the ‘2021 Governance Local Politics Award’ ceremony held at the Seoul Women’s Plaza, members Kim Han-jong (Chairman), Kang Jeong-hee (Chair of the Health, Welfare and Environment Committee), Jeon Gyeong-seon (Chair of the Council Steering Committee), Lee Hyuk-je (Chair of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee), and Kim Jeong-hee (Vice Chair of the Education Committee) received the ‘Governance Politics Award.’

Hosted by the Governance Center and supported by the Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization and Hankook Ilbo, the ‘Governance Local Politics Award’ is given to local council members and heads of local governments to discover and spread proper autonomous decentralization activities and to support and foster capable and healthy local politicians.

The ‘2021 Governance Local Politics Award’ selected winners in seven thematic areas?▲strengthening decentralized autonomy ▲increasing regional vitality ▲pioneering the future ▲enhancing community capacity ▲expanding residents’ living convenience ▲COVID-19 response?after receiving applications and conducting document and interview evaluations.

Chairman Kim Han-jong was highly praised for his response to local issues through communication with residents, enactment and revision of ordinances to improve the quality of life for provincial residents, institutional improvements to establish a living foundation for socially vulnerable groups, and for leading the revision of the ‘Local Autonomy Act’ for the first time in 32 years after being elected chairman of the 17th National Council of Chairpersons of Provincial Councils in September last year, earning him the ‘Special Award in the Local Council Member Category.’

Member Kang Jeong-hee received the ‘Excellence Award in Increasing Regional Vitality’ in recognition of her continuous efforts toward the National Assembly and government for the enactment of the ‘Yeosun Incident Special Act.’

Member Jeon Gyeong-seon was awarded the ‘Excellence Award in Strengthening Decentralized Autonomy’ for her contributions to efforts for the complete revision of the ‘Local Autonomy Act,’ incorporating the voices of local residents in major regional issues such as the integration of Gwangju and Jeonnam cities and provinces, and preparing a resident-participatory autonomy model.

Member Lee Hyuk-je received the ‘Excellence Award in Enhancing Community Capacity’ for his recognized achievements in establishing and providing support grounds for education governance for out-of-school youth.

Member Kim Jeong-hee was awarded the ‘Excellence Award in Pioneering the Future’ for her highly regarded proposal to globalize the online shopping mall Namdo Jangteo and her contribution to its rapid sales growth.

Chairman Kim Han-jong said, “With the revision of the Local Autonomy Act laying the foundation for a new era of local autonomy, the role of local councils is more important than ever,” adding, “We will do our best to practice empathetic governance with residents and open governance through expanded resident participation to realize true local autonomy.”

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