People Power Party's Kim Seung-su Wins Grand Prize in National Government Category at 'Korea Autonomy Development Awards'

Kim Seung-su, a member of the People Power Party representing Daegu Buk-gu Eul, was recognized for his continuous efforts in the development of local autonomy and was selected as the grand prize winner in the national government category at the "2023 Korea Local Autonomy Development Awards" hosted by the Korea Local Autonomy Development Institute.

The Korea Local Autonomy Development Institute is a non-profit corporation under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety established to contribute to the sound development of local autonomy in Korea. It selects individuals who have demonstrated exemplary achievements in regional innovation and development through the utilization of unique local resources or creative administration as recipients of the "Korea Local Autonomy Development Awards."

Kim Seung-su, member of the People Power Party.

Now in its seventh year, the "Korea Local Autonomy Development Awards" are granted based on merit reports submitted by individuals. A judging committee rigorously evaluates laws and systems for local autonomy development, as well as original policy cases suited to regional environments.

Among 298 members of the National Assembly, Kim Seung-su of the People Power Party was one of only four recipients selected for the grand prize in the national government category. He was recognized for his contributions to local autonomy development through securing budgets for Daegu’s development, promoting local decentralization, and legislative activities aimed at national balanced development.

During his over 30 years of public service, Kim has held positions such as head of the Local Transfer Team, head of the Local Innovation Management Team, head of the Local Administration Team at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and planning director of the Local Autonomy Commission. Throughout these roles, he has shown exceptional interest and commitment to strengthening local decentralization and balanced regional development.

As the only member from Daegu and Gyeongbuk on the Culture and Sports Committee, Kim has actively supported cultural and artistic figures in regions with limited government attention and support. He has also advocated for the relocation and establishment of branches of national cultural facilities to local areas and introduced legislation to explicitly address the reduction of disparities in cultural facilities between regions in the cultural promotion plan, dedicating efforts to legislative activities for national balanced development.

Kim is also recognized for his significant contributions as a member of the Regional Balanced Development Forum, where he has worked on strategies to respond to local extinction through strengthening regional self-sustaining capabilities, publicizing policy agendas for national balanced development, and concretizing practical policies. These efforts align with the new government’s national agenda of "regional balanced development and the era of local governance."

Kim Seung-su of the People Power Party stated, “Since the Yoon Seok-yeol administration has a firmer commitment to local autonomy and balanced development than any previous government, I will also strive harder to enhance local competitiveness through innovative policy support for non-capital regions and to overcome the crisis of local extinction through balanced development between regions.”

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