Oh Sin-hwan, Former National Assembly Member, Appointed as Seoul Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs
Official Appointment on the 9th
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 3rd that it plans to officially appoint Oh Sin-hwan (51), a former National Assembly member, as the Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs who will oversee Seoul City's external cooperation tasks in the 8th term of the elected administration, effective from the 9th.
The Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul assists the Mayor by negotiating and coordinating Seoul City's affairs with the National Assembly, the Seoul Metropolitan Council, the media, and political parties. This position is a vice-ministerial political official appointed by the Mayor.
Appointee Oh previously served as a member of the 19th and 20th National Assembly representing Seoul Gwanak (Eul) district and was the first leader of a negotiation group born in the 1970s during his time with the Bareunmirae Party. In the last presidential election, he directly accompanied candidate Yoon Seok-yeol as the head of Situation Room 1 and the Political Affairs Office of the campaign headquarters.
In particular, since Seoul City Council member Oh was part of the 7th Seoul Metropolitan Council and is well-versed in the council's roles and duties, it is expected that he will actively engage in dialogue to build a cooperative governance foundation not only with the People Power Party members of the Seoul City Council but also with Democratic Party members.
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Seoul City stated, "Appointee Oh is expected to contribute to the stable administration of Seoul City and the successful resolution of Seoul's current issues through active communication and cooperation with the Presidential Office, the party, the central government, and the Seoul City Council." It added, "As a representative young politician who served as the head of the party's Central Youth Committee and a two-term National Assembly member from Gwanak-gu, a weak area for the People Power Party, Oh will actively work to communicate with the youth generation, a major support base of Mayor Oh, and expand Seoul City's policy direction of 'walking with the vulnerable.'"
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