Former Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly Member Jin Byeong-yeong Declares Candidacy for Hamyang County Governor Election

"Designing Hamyang's Future 100 Years Without Gaps"

Severe Criticism Over Low Integrity Rankings and Administrative Failures

Jin Byeong-yeong, preliminary candidate for Hamyang County Governor.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Former Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly member Jin Byeong-yeong has announced his candidacy for the position of Hamyang County Governor in the nationwide local elections to be held this June.

On the 17th, former Assembly member Jin held a press conference at the government and organization building in Hamyang-eup, Hamyang County, Gyeongnam, to announce his candidacy for the 8th local elections, expressing his ambition to “meticulously design Hamyang’s future 100 years so that Hamyang County can become the central city of northwestern Gyeongnam, not a peripheral area.”

At the press conference attended by about 200 people including journalists, supporters, and acquaintances, former provincial assembly member Jin opened by saying, “With a solemn and grave heart, I declare my candidacy for Hamyang County Governor,” and stated, “Our Hamyang County is currently facing a great crisis.”

He pointed out, “The integrity rating has remained at the lowest level for years, the population of 40,000 is collapsing to the point where we must worry about urban extinction. The administrative civil service, jointly conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, also received the worst score nationwide.”

He also targeted the current county governor Seo Chun-su’s administration by saying, “Looking at neighboring Sancheong County, which surpassed our county’s budget by opening the era of a 600 billion KRW budget this year with top-tier integrity, it is simply disheartening.”

He continued, “Clear water upstream makes clear water downstream,” emphasizing, “This is not the fault of the 700 public officials, but the responsibility of those who created a work environment where public officials do not want to work due to ignoring principles and regulations in project orders, unfair work instructions, and nepotistic personnel appointments.”

Former provincial assembly member Jin stressed that if he becomes county governor, “I will prioritize improving administrative services and raising integrity by reforming the public service atmosphere through rational work instructions and personnel management based on laws and principles,” and added, “I will create a public service atmosphere where hardworking public officials are recognized and treated well, making Hamyang County administration vibrant and lively.”

In the following Q&A session, he highlighted his strength as a young grassroots politician who has never left his party and has remained loyal to both his party and hometown, expressing strong confidence in securing the People Power Party’s nomination for Hamyang County Governor through a fair primary, and stated, “I have never considered running as an independent.”

Regarding the question about rumors that a video promising Seo Chun-su’s single term, which has been spreading among residents recently via SNS, was circulated by Jin Byeong-yeong’s side, he responded, “I have seen it because you all sent it to me, but I think such rumors arose because the opponent who fears Jin Byeong-yeong the most is behind it.”

Jin Byeong-yeong, prospective candidate for Hamyang County Governor, was born in 1963 in Seopyeong Village, Sudong-myeon, Hamyang County. He graduated from elementary, middle, and high schools in Hamyang and holds a Master of Engineering from the Graduate School of Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology. He served as a member of the 10th Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Assembly, adjunct professor at Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, chairman of the Hamyang County School Management Committee Council, president of the Hamyang County Youth Association, president of the Hamyang County Basketball Federation, member of the Gyeongsangnam-do Architecture Committee, and member of the Urban Design Committee. Currently, he serves as a director of the Hamyang Lions Club, a member of the Hamyang County Welfare Association, a member of the Hamyang County Disabled Support Association, and spokesperson for the People Power Party Gyeongnam Provincial Party.

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