Park Hwanhee Elected as the 11th Seoul Metropolitan Council's First Half Chairperson of the Steering Committee

On the 11th at 10 AM, the 11th Assembly will elect the Steering Committee Chair to form the Assembly... Partial amendment to the Basic Ordinance to establish grounds for new Standing Committees also processed... Once the amended Basic Ordinance is promulgated and takes effect, the Assembly formation will be completed through the election of Standing Committee Chairs

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The Seoul Metropolitan Council (Chairman Kim Hyun-ki) held the 310th extraordinary session at 10 a.m. on the 11th, appointed operating committee members, and elected Park Hwan-hee (People Power Party, Nowon 2) as the chairperson of the Operating Committee.

On this day, the Seoul Metropolitan Council processed a partial amendment to the Seoul Metropolitan Council Basic Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Basic Ordinance’), which includes the establishment of a standing committee.

The establishment of the standing committee was made possible due to the revision of the Public Official Election Act (April 20, 2022), which increased the number of the 11th Seoul Metropolitan Council members from 110 to 112.

Since the standing committee is based on the Basic Ordinance, amending the Basic Ordinance must precede the establishment of the committee. To comply with legal procedures before establishing the standing committee and completing the organization, the Seoul Metropolitan Council held an extraordinary session for one day on July 11.

Once the partial amendment to the Basic Ordinance processed on this day is promulgated and takes effect, follow-up measures for organizing the council, such as electing the chairpersons of the standing committees, will proceed according to the amended ordinance.

Meanwhile, following the election of Park Hwan-hee as the chairperson of the Operating Committee, the Seoul Metropolitan Council has nominated the following chairpersons and plans to elect them soon: Administrative Autonomy Committee (Chairman Kim Won-tae, People Power Party, Songpa 6), Planning and Economy Committee (Chairwoman Lee Sook-ja, People Power Party, Seocho 2), Environment and Water Resources Committee (Chairwoman Bong Yang-soon, Democratic Party, Nowon 3), Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee (Chairman Lee Jong-hwan, People Power Party, Gangbuk 1), Health and Welfare Committee (Chairman Kang Seok-joo, People Power Party, Gangseo 2), Urban Safety and Construction Committee (Chairman Song Do-ho, Democratic Party, Gwanak 1), Urban Housing Management Committee (Chairman Min Byung-joo, People Power Party, Jungnang 4), Urban Planning Management Committee (Chairman Do Moon-yeol, People Power Party, Yeongdeungpo 3), Transportation Committee (Chairman Park Jung-hwa, People Power Party, Seongdong 1), Education Committee (Chairwoman Lee Seung-mi, Democratic Party, Seodaemun 3), and Budget and Accounts Committee (Chairman Lee Sung-bae, People Power Party, Songpa 4).

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