Overcoming Disability to Win Cybathlon Bronze... 16 Honorary Mayors Appointed by Seoul City

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will select 16 members of the 6th Seoul Honorary Mayors, who will represent the voices of citizens in various fields such as disability, culture, environment, and design, and hold an appointment ceremony on the afternoon of the 25th at the Seoul City Hall conference room.

The ‘Seoul Honorary Mayor’ system has been in operation since 2016 to actively reflect the vivid voices of citizens in city administration. Candidates with influence and expertise in each field are selected through an open recruitment process.

The selected fields include ▲Housing & Architecture ▲Urban Planning ▲Small and Medium Enterprises ▲Culture ▲Tourism ▲Transportation ▲Environment ▲Welfare ▲Disability ▲Health ▲Education ▲Women ▲Livelihood ▲Urban Safety ▲Digital ▲Design, totaling 16 fields.

The 16 appointed honorary mayors will serve as unpaid honorary positions for one year until August next year. They will cooperate with relevant departments to participate in various meetings and events and play a role in conveying citizens’ voices. They will also engage in activities such as proposals and consultations related to city administration.

For the ‘Disability Field Honorary Mayor,’ Lee Juhyun from Ewha Womans University, a bronze medalist at the ‘Cybathlon 2020 International Competition,’ was selected. Lee stated that she applied to help raise awareness of the social advancement process and difficulties faced by young people with disabilities, which she experienced while balancing studies and competition preparation after a traffic accident, and to contribute to the establishment of youth disability policies needed on the ground.

The honorary mayors in other fields also expressed their determination, saying, “We will do our best to deliver diverse citizen opinions to Seoul and communicate to realize policies that resonate with the public.”

Meanwhile, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that to secure momentum for key projects of the 8th elected administration, it plans to significantly expand the honorary mayor operation fields from the existing 9 to 16 this year and diversify the scope of honorary mayor activities, focusing on revitalizing the system.

Choi Wonseok, Director of Public Relations Planning at Seoul City, said, “We will actively support the honorary mayors, who represent the voices of citizens, to become a practical communication channel so that various projects to create a companion and attractive special city, Seoul, can be effectively promoted.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.