Governor-elect Kim Jin-tae of Gangwon forms 'New Gangwon Preparation Committee'... Former National Assembly member Kim Ki-seon appointed as transition committee chairman

Participation of up to 20 external experts from various fields in the transition committee
Four divisions: Planning Administration, Economic Construction, Culture Tourism, Welfare Agriculture and Fisheries

Governor-elect of Gangwon Province Jin-tae Kim (right in the photo) and Ki-seon Kim, Chairman of the New Gangwon Preparation Committee (Transition Committee Chairman) Photo by Young-chul Ra

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Kim Jin-tae, the governor-elect of Gangwon Province, has named the transition committee for the 8th term of the Gangwon Province governor as the "New Gangwon Preparation Committee" (hereinafter, New Gangwon Prep Committee) and appointed former National Assembly member Kim Ki-seon (re-elected, Wonju Gap), a native of Wonju, as the chairman of the transition committee.

At a press conference held on the 7th at the Gangwon Provincial Government briefing room to announce the chairman of the transition committee, Governor-elect Kim said, "Considering his political experience as a re-elected National Assembly member and chairman of the Gangwon Provincial Party, as well as his extensive administrative experience as Deputy Governor of Gangwon Province and Chairman of the Gangwon Credit Guarantee Foundation, there is no better candidate than former Assemblyman Kim."

Governor-elect Kim also explained, "The reason for naming the transition committee 'New Gangwon Preparation Committee' is to emphasize that the committee's work is not simply a mechanical handover of provincial administration tasks, but carries the historical mission of preparing for 'the beginning of a new Gangwon Province.'"

The New Gangwon Prep Committee plans to be composed of up to 20 transition committee members, including external experts from various fields, as well as essential professional and practical committee members and advisory members by sector. The selection process is underway with the goal of completing appointments within this week.

Additionally, some officials from the People Power Party will be dispatched to handle cooperation tasks with the party, the Presidential Secretariat, and the government. About 20 public officials from the Gangwon Provincial Government will also be dispatched to ensure thorough understanding of provincial issues.

The New Gangwon Prep Committee will be divided into four subcommittees: Planning and Administration, Economic Construction, Culture and Tourism, and Welfare, Agriculture, and Fisheries, to assist Governor-elect Kim Jin-tae in grasping major provincial issues.

They will focus on preparing the prioritization of campaign promises and the implementation roadmap, operating for about three weeks until the governor's inauguration on July 1.

Kim Ki-seon, chairman of the transition committee overseeing the Gangwon provincial administration handover, emphasized, "First and foremost, it is crucial to accurately understand the various fields that Gangwon Province is pursuing. We must properly diagnose the current situation and determine the direction and tasks ahead, as well as how to prioritize those tasks."

He continued, "With the launch of the new Yoon Seok-yeol administration, the foundation has been laid for Gangwon Province to be reborn as a completely new Gangwon. Above all, at the time when the era of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province is opening, conditions and environments for new developments in all fields have been created."

As Governor-elect Kim has made key campaign pledges such as "attracting Samsung Semiconductor to Wonju," "establishing a semiconductor cluster," and "constructing the second Gangwon provincial office," the attention focused on this transition committee is higher than ever before.

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