Councilor Lee Young-ran of Suncheon City Council Receives 'Exemplary Assembly' Award

Grand Prize at the Korea Challenge Festival Awards Ceremony

Enactment of ordinances for public livelihood issues and socially vulnerable groups

Lee Young-ran, a member of the Suncheon City Council in Jeollanam-do (Wangjo 2-dong), received the 'Exemplary Council Award' at the '2023 Korea Challenge Festival Awards Ceremony' held on the 20th at the National Assembly Members' Office Building conference room.

Now in its 11th year, the Korea Challenge Festival Awards are hosted by the Korea Millennium Hope Project Union (KMU) and supported by organizations such as the Korea Council of Governors. The awards recognize individuals who have contributed to spreading positive influence and a spirit of challenge in society through various challenges in daily life. In the fields of politics, administration, and education, the awards are divided into categories of exemplary legislation, exemplary administration, exemplary education, and exemplary council.

Councilor Lee Young-ran of Suncheon City Council is taking a commemorative photo after receiving the Grand Prize for Exemplary Council at the 2023 Korea Challenge Festival Awards Ceremony.
Photo by Suncheon City Council

Notable past recipients include Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General; Hosaka Yuji, professor at Sejong University; and Kim Yong, President of the World Bank. This year, recipients included Lim Tae-hee, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in the exemplary education category; Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Suwon in exemplary administration; Kim Hoe-jae, National Assembly member in exemplary legislation; and Lee Young-ran of the Suncheon City Council in the exemplary council category.

Lee Young-ran, a first-term council member, served as the Chairperson of the Operations Committee in the latter half of the 8th Council and currently serves as the Chairperson of the Administration and Autonomy Committee in the first half of the 9th Council. She has been recognized for leading the enactment of ordinances directly related to citizens' lives, such as support for apartment complexes and assistance for reclusive individuals, as well as for social minorities.

Furthermore, she is well known for her challenging and studious attitude, accurately understanding recent changes in various laws and accounting standards, and faithfully fulfilling the council's fundamental role of criticizing and checking the executive branch.

In her acceptance speech, Lee Young-ran said, "Along with my gratitude, I will strive to uphold the honor of this prestigious award and start another challenge as a way to repay this recognition."

She also received great applause and response from attendees nationwide for her witty acceptance speech, which included a subtle promotion of Suncheon, the city of gardens.

Suncheon = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Yeon-kyung hss79@asiae.co.kr

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