"New Gwangju Era" Eighth Elected Term of Kang Ki-jung Sets Sail... Transition Committee Formation Completed

Chairman Professor Kim Junha Appointed... 20 Experts from Various Fields Positioned

Kang Gijeong "Gather Wisdom, Transform into a Dynamic City"

From the left, Vice Chairman Im Seon-suk, President-elect Kang Ki-jung, Chairman Kim Jun-ha.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Kang Ki-jung administration officially set sail and started vigorously on the 7th.

Kang Ki-jung, the mayor-elect of Gwangju Metropolitan City, held the inauguration ceremony of the 8th term Gwangju City Transition Committee at 10 a.m. at the Gwangju Urban Corporation conference room.

The transition committee, named the "New Gwangju Era Preparation Committee," is expected to operate until the end of this month.

The inauguration ceremony proceeded in the order of plaque unveiling, appointment of transition committee members, remarks by the mayor-elect, and directions and tasks for the committee's operation.

The transition committee is composed of six divisions: ▲Public Innovation ESG ▲Everyday Tourism, Culture, and Arts ▲Resilient City, Safety, and Transportation ▲All-day Care, Education, and Health ▲Future-led Industry, Startups, and Economy ▲General Division.

Directly under the mayor-elect, there are the Current Issues Task Force and National Budget Response Task Force to address issues such as the relocation of military and public institutions and changes in national governance policies following the inauguration of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

The commander-in-chief, the transition committee chairman, is Professor Kim Jun-ha of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, who previously served as the Director of Planning at GIST and as the head of Kang’s policy research institute, "Gwangju Growth The Cube."

Im Seon-sook, former president of the Gwangju Bar Association, was appointed as vice chairman. The transition committee members include Kim Kwang-jin (general committee member), Hwang Cheol-ho, Kang Hyun-sun, Lee Kyung-joo, Noh Ji-hyun, Noh Hyo-won, Kim Dae-sam, Yoon Young-sun, Kim Yoo-jung, Hwang Tae-yeon, Shin Woo-jin, Kim Jin-gang, Seol Yeon-su, Kim Won-jun, Jeong Kyung-woon, Bong Young-hoon, Song Jin-hee, and Yoo Yong-bin, totaling 20 members.

Mayor-elect Kang explained, "The transition committee will unite its efforts on agenda items such as Gwangju’s response to the Yoon government’s inauguration, cooperation between local and central politics, and establishing balanced policies to prevent concentration in the metropolitan area."

He added, "I expect the transition committee members to pool their wisdom to transform Gwangju into a dynamic city."

Chairman Kim pledged, "We will do our best with the various committee members to meet citizens’ expectations while aligning with Mayor-elect Kang’s philosophy and vision."

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