Jeon Seung-il, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, Receives Excellence Award for Legislative Activities at Local Assembly Awards

Jeon Seung-il, a member of the Gwangju Seo-gu Council, announced on the 26th that he received the Excellence Award in the legislative activity category at the 2023 Local Assembly Awards hosted by the Legal Journal, which selected 49 individuals from 243 local governments nationwide, making him the only recipient from the five autonomous districts of Gwangju.

Sponsored by the Korea Council of Local Assembly Chairs, the Local Assembly Awards were established to realize the concept of "working local politicians" and enhance the trust of local residents by evaluating outstanding legislative activities of regional politicians who have contributed to the development of local autonomy and the improvement of residents' quality of life.

The judging panel for this Local Assembly Awards consisted of Chair Kim Soon-eun (former professor at Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration), and judges Park Young-won (former head of the Administration and Safety Team at the National Assembly Legislative Research Office), Kim Jin-young (former senior specialist at the Korea Council of Local Assembly Chairs), and Kim Dong-hee (policy research committee member of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Council and National Assembly aide). The winners were decided after fair and strict evaluation by the judges.

Councilor Jeon's ordinance on "Shared Use of Vehicles Equipped with Wheelchair Boarding Facilities for Mobility-Impaired Persons in Seo-gu" is the first project nationwide to share vehicles equipped with wheelchair boarding facilities. It was enacted with the purposes of ▲ family harmony and communication through leisure activities ▲ expanding leisure participation for transportation-vulnerable groups ▲ improving quality of life. Last December, the ordinance was partially amended to expand eligible users to include persons with disabilities, thereby guaranteeing the mobility rights of transportation-vulnerable individuals, which was highly praised.

Councilor Jeon said, "I am pleased to receive the Excellence Award at the 2023 Local Assembly Awards following last year's award from the Local Autonomy Society and the selection as an excellent case of proactive administration by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety earlier this year." He added, "I will continue to listen to the voices of socially vulnerable residents such as persons with disabilities and the elderly and strive to carry out legislative activities together with the residents."

Shin Dong-ho, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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