"'Lee Jae-myung's Sharpshooter' Kim Jin-tae, Special Committee Chairman, Officially Declares Candidacy for Gangwon Province Governor"

"Yeosoya-dae National Assembly... Central and Local Governments Must Join Forces"
"Change 12 Years of Democratic Party Provincial Government to Make Gangwon-do Respected"

Former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Jin-tae officially declared his candidacy for Gangwon Province governor at a press conference held at the Gangwon Provincial Office on the 23rd. Photo by Ra Young-cheol

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Jin-tae, who served as the chairman of the Special Committee for Public Verification of Lee Jae-myung's Corruption, officially declared his candidacy for the Gangwon Province governor in the local elections to be held in June.

On the 23rd, Kim held a press conference at the Gangwon Provincial Office and said, "In a situation where the National Assembly is dominated by the opposition, if local power does not follow, the president alone cannot accomplish anything. Therefore, the central and local governments must work together."

Kim pointed out, "In this presidential election, the residents overwhelmingly supported candidate Yoon Seok-yeol with high expectations for the development of Gangwon Province," adding, "If we do not change the issues of Legoland, Alpensia, and the Seoraksan cable car, which have surfaced during the 12 years of Democratic Party administration, the problems will continue to repeat."

He continued, "The Democratic Party thoroughly ignored the residents of Gangwon Province, and the residents are tired of empty promises," and said, "This time, we will change the provincial administration, clearly request the new president, and work together with the president to revive Gangwon Province in crisis so that Gangwon, once a land of opportunity, will be respected."

Kim also pledged to lift the regulations that have shackled Gangwon Province.

He promised, "I will create a Gangwon where companies come and the population increases so that young people can find jobs without leaving their hometowns, and establish a special economic autonomous province to lift regulations that cover 1.3 times the area of the province, thereby restoring the rights of the residents."

In particular, he stated, "We will build a metropolitan circulatory transportation network in Gangwon, which has optimal conditions for the 4th Industrial Revolution era, and focus on nurturing new growth industries in five major hubs such as Chuncheon, Wonju, and Gangneung, securing future food sources through bio-health, data industry, precision medicine, and hydrogen energy."

Regarding tourism development, he said, "Following the revival of the depressed Seorak area and abandoned mining regions, we will create a premium tourism Gangwon by turning each hub into a global tourism belt with distinctive characteristics that attract visitors from around the world."

He also stated, "We will uniquely improve national roads in Gangwon that have been neglected due to highways and railroads so that many tourists visit and revitalize the local economy."

Kim plans to tour all 18 cities and counties of Gangwon Province until the local elections under the slogan "A New Beginning for Gangwon Province! Unstoppably, Justly Kim Jin-tae," listening to public opinion and sequentially announcing major pledges.

In the 20th presidential election, Kim served as the chairman of the People Power Party's Yoon Seok-yeol presidential campaign's "Special Committee for Verification of Lee Jae-myung's Corruption," uncovering suspicions related to candidate Lee Jae-myung and attracting much attention during the election.

He graduated from Chuncheon Seongsu High School and Seoul National University with a degree in law, served as a member of the 19th and 20th National Assembly, and was the chief prosecutor of the Wonju branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office.

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