Seoul City Council Chair Park Hwanhee Promotes Enactment of the 'Uijeonghoe Act'

Chairman Park Expresses His Usual Beliefs at Policy Meeting with Seoul Special City Women's Council

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Park Hwan-hee, Chairperson of the Seoul Metropolitan Council's Steering Committee (People Power Party, Nowon 2), held a policy meeting with the Seoul Metropolitan Women's Council on the 5th floor small conference room of the City Council Members' Hall on the 29th.

Hosted by Chairperson Park Hwan-hee, this policy meeting featured active discussions under the theme "Exploring Ways to Strengthen Interpersonal Communication Among Female Council Members to Revitalize Local Autonomy."

About 20 current and former members attended the policy meeting, including Lee Jung-eun, President of the Seoul Women's Council, former President Moon Yong-ja, Advisor Moon Pal-gwae, as well as Kim Young-hee, Kim Kyung-ja, Lee Kyung-ae, Na Eun-hwa, Ryu Eun-seo, Han Myung-hee, Lee Myung-hee, Woo Mi-kyung, Moon Hyung-joo, Lee Sook-ja, and Lee Hye-kyung.

Park Hwan-hee, who has served as Secretary General of the Seoul Metropolitan Council for six years, stated in her opening remarks, "The footsteps of the Women's Council and the Council are our precious assets," and announced plans to sequentially promote the "Year of Visiting Former Council Members" to create a platform for exchange and policy discussion between current and former council members, as well as actively pursue the enactment of the "Council Act."

Lee Jung-eun, President of the Seoul Women's Council, expressed gratitude for Chairperson Park Hwan-hee's proposal and emphasized, "Female politicians must further develop themselves and strengthen their capabilities to become true agents of politics," adding, "It is also necessary to expand women's political participation and create conditions where they can fully demonstrate their abilities."

The Seoul Women's Council consists of current and former female Seoul Metropolitan Council members. It is an organization engaged in various activities to expand women's political participation through exchange activities to strengthen the capabilities of female politicians and the hosting of various forums and seminars.

Chairperson Park Hwan-hee served as a member of the 7th Seoul Metropolitan Council and was re-elected in this year's local elections. In the 11th Council, she is serving as Chairperson of the Steering Committee responsible for council operations and as a member of the Administrative Autonomy Committee.

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