Kim Dong-yeon's Cooperative Governance Shows 'Results' in 4 Months... 'Ruling-Opposition-Government Council' Launches on 25th

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon (second from the left) is taking a commemorative photo with the representatives of both ruling and opposition parties of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly after agreeing to form a consultative body between the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly and the ruling and opposition parties on the 25th.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon's model of cooperative governance has come to fruition just four months after his inauguration.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 26th that on the 25th, it launched the 'Ruling Party-Opposition Party-Government Consultative Body,' a communication and cooperative governance organization for discussing public livelihood issues with the Gyeonggi Provincial Council.

This is the result achieved about four months after Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon expressed his intention to form the consultative body at his first expanded executive meeting since taking office in July.

The consultative body is composed of a total of 19 members: six from Gyeonggi Province (Governor, Deputy Governor for Economy Yeom Tae-young, Chief Policy Officer, Chief Political Officer, Director of Planning and Coordination Office, Director of Communication and Cooperative Governance Bureau) and 13 from the Gyeonggi Provincial Council (Council Chair, representatives of the Democratic Party and People Power Party, Chief Deputy Representatives, Policy Committee Chair, Chief Spokesperson, Democratic Party’s Chief Political Officer and Chief Planning Officer, People Power Party’s Chief Legal Officer and Chief Planning Officer). Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economy, and Nam Jong-seop and Kwak Mi-sook serve as co-chairs.

The consultative body will perform functions such as reaching agreements on major provincial policies, key ordinances and budgets, and the council’s policies and strategic projects. Additionally, it will ensure sufficient communication and discussion in advance regarding contentious provincial issues. Furthermore, the agenda coordination meetings will not only cover major policies of both ruling and opposition parties but also work on discovering innovative and alternative policies.

The operation of the consultative body is based on holding one regular meeting each in the first and second half of the year and one extraordinary meeting quarterly. However, meetings may be convened as needed when urgent issues arise.

Earlier, at the first expanded executive meeting in July, Governor Kim Dong-yeon instructed to consider forming a consultative body involving both parties of the provincial council and the provincial government. Accordingly, the province has been closely discussing the formation of the consultative body with the leadership of both parties in the provincial council.

After the launch of the consultative body, Governor Kim Dong-yeon expressed his expectations, saying, "There is great public aversion to politics, but I hope that through today’s signing ceremony, we can show the residents and the public that politics in the Republic of Korea can change. I am very pleased that this period will accumulate good experiences and trust beyond the time we invested."

He added, "I hope we move from the lower level of policy cooperation I mentioned to a higher level of cooperative governance, to policy cooperation. After resolving tasks such as the main budget and organizational restructuring by the end of the year, I hope we can advance to a higher level of cooperation based on this agreement."

Yeom Jong-hyun, Chair of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, said, "I believe the happiest people about today’s launch of the consultative body are the 13.9 million residents of Gyeonggi Province. We have finally heeded the solemn will to move beyond confrontation and conflict by giving equal seats to both parties in the council, toward dialogue and compromise. Although our positions and goals differ, it was possible because we persistently negotiated without letting go of hope. This will be a signal officially announcing the start of Kim Dong-yeon’s cooperative governance model both domestically and internationally."

Kwak Mi-sook, representative of the People Power Party, said, "It was difficult to get to this point, but I appreciate the long time we spent communicating, consulting, and striving for good results. I will work hard for the residents of Gyeonggi Province through the Ruling Party-Opposition Party-Government Consultative Body."

Nam Jong-seop, representative of the Democratic Party, also emphasized, "The launch of the consultative body is a good starting point to establish a true foundation for cooperative governance for the residents, and we must strive to make it a model case of local autonomy in the Republic of Korea."

On the same day, the province also signed a 'Business Agreement on Personnel Hearings for Heads of Public Institutions in Gyeonggi Province' with the provincial council. This formalized the agreement made on the 21st to expand the institutions subject to personnel hearings and extend the hearing period.

According to this agreement, the institutions subject to personnel hearings will increase from 15 to 20, adding the Korea Ceramic Foundation, Gyeonggi Women's Family Foundation, Gyeonggi Social Service Institute, Gyeonggi Youth Training Center, and the soon-to-be-established Gyeonggi Social Economy Institute to the existing 15 institutions including the Gyeonggi Research Institute, Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency, Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation, Gyeonggi Job Foundation, Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, Gyeonggi Art Center, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, Gyeonggi Content Agency, Gyeonggi Lifelong Education Promotion Institute, Gyeonggi Agriculture and Fisheries Promotion Institute, Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation, Gyeonggi Market and Commercial Promotion Institute, Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation, and Gyeonggi Environment and Energy Promotion Institute.

Currently, personnel hearings for the heads of the Gyeonggi Market and Commercial Promotion Institute, Gyeonggi Job Foundation, and Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation have been completed. Hearings for the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, Gyeonggi Research Institute, and Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation are scheduled for the 28th and 29th. Additionally, hearings for the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation, Gyeonggi Social Service Institute, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, Gyeonggi Art Center, and Gyeonggi Social Economy Institute are planned for next month.

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