Sim Min, Imsil County Governor, Elected as President of Jeonbuk Mayors and County Governors Association

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Shim Min, the only independent three-term county governor in the nation, has been elected as the first chairman of the Jeollabuk-do Mayors and County Governors Association in the 8th local government term.

According to the Jeollabuk-do Mayors and County Governors Association on the 14th, a meeting was held on the 11th with 12 mayors and county governors from the province in attendance, where the agenda to elect Shim Min, the governor of Imsil County, as chairman was approved.

Governor Shim will operate the Jeonbuk Mayors and County Governors Association for the next two years and represent Jeonbuk in expressing opinions on various issues linked with the central government.

He will also promote policy formulation and propose improvement directions to foster the sound development of local autonomy.

Shim Min will serve as a co-chairman of the Korea Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads, exchanging information and coordinating on common issues faced by local governments nationwide.

Governor Shim said, “I feel a heavy responsibility in taking on the chairmanship at this important time marking the start of the 8th local government term,” adding, “I will devote all my efforts to the mutual development of the 14 cities and counties in Jeonbuk and the advancement of local autonomy.”

He continued, “As the nation’s only independent three-term county governor, I will do my best as chairman to make Jeonbuk a region where all residents can live prosperously and happily, proudly saying they live in Jeonbuk.”

Shim Min was elected as an independent in the local elections held on June 1, following his terms in the 6th and 7th local governments, making history as the first three-term county governor in Imsil County’s local government history and the nation’s only independent three-term county governor, drawing attention as a remarkable winner.

Meanwhile, the Jeollabuk-do Mayors and County Governors Association was established on August 1, 1996, and is composed of 14 mayors and county governors within Jeollabuk-do.

It is an administrative consultative body operated to promote the sound development of local autonomy by exchanging information and conducting research projects on common issues of local governments, and by expressing opinions and making proposals to central government ministries regarding laws or national policies affecting local governments.

Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik baekok@asiae.co.kr

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