Professor Park Byung-hee of Suncheon National University Elected as Co-Chair of the National Local Decentralization Council

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin) announced on the 2nd that Professor Park Byung-hee, majoring in Economics, was elected as the co-chair of the National Local Autonomy Council at the '2021 National Local Decentralization Council Chungnam Meeting' held at Chungnam Provincial Government.

The co-chairs of the National Local Decentralization Council consist of a total of four members: two selected from the chairs of local decentralization councils of metropolitan autonomous entities and two from the chairs of local decentralization councils of basic autonomous entities, with a term of one year.

Professor Park Byung-hee of Suncheon National University was elected as a co-chair representing basic autonomous entities, serving as the chair of the Suncheon City Local Decentralization Council alongside the chair of the Chuncheon City Local Decentralization Council.

The National Local Decentralization Council is a cooperative network among local governments composed of 17 metropolitan autonomous entities and 86 basic autonomous entities. It consolidates the intentions of local governments nationwide to expand local decentralization and conveys and enforces these to the central government and others.

Co-chair Park Byung-hee emphasized, "The ultimate goal of promoting local decentralization is to achieve local administration and local autonomy that reflect the will of residents by expanding local decentralization," and stated that efforts will be made to establish substantial local decentralization in our society.

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