Park Hwan-hee, Chair of the Seoul Metropolitan Council Operations Committee, Passes Away... Council Hall Scheduled

Scheduled for funeral on the 13th

Park Hwan-hee, Chair of the Seoul Metropolitan Council's Steering Committee, passed away on the 10th. The Seoul Metropolitan Council will form a funeral committee and hold the funeral at the council hall.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Council, Chair Park collapsed from a heart attack at his home early that morning and was taken to the hospital, but ultimately passed away.

Chair Park, a re-elected member from Nowon District 2nd electoral district, was elected as the Chair of the Steering Committee in the 11th Seoul Metropolitan Council. He worked diligently to strengthen local decentralization and introduce an efficient support system for local council operations. As a member of the Administrative Autonomy Committee, he focused on supporting marginalized groups, including raising awareness and providing settlement support for North Korean defectors.

Chairman Park Hwan-hee of the Seoul Metropolitan Council's Steering Committee.
Photo by Seoul Metropolitan Council

He also served as the president of the Council of Chairs of Local Councils of the Republic of Korea, promoting the strengthening of local council powers such as securing budgetary authority, organizational autonomy, personnel independence, and urging the enactment of the Local Council Act.

The funeral hall for Chair Park has been set up at Room 5 of the Seoul Nuclear Hospital Funeral Hall, with the funeral scheduled for the 13th. According to the "Regulations on the Chair of the Seoul Metropolitan Council," the funeral committee chair will be Kim Hyun-ki, the council chair, with Nam Chang-jin and Woo Hyung-chan serving as vice chairs. The funeral committee members include Choi Ho-jung, the People Power Party representative member, Song Jae-hyuk, the Democratic Party representative member, Kim Won-tae, Chair of the Administrative Autonomy Committee, and 10 other standing committee chairs. The executive chair responsible for practical funeral arrangements will be Kim Ji-hyang, vice chair of the Steering Committee, and the executive members will include Choi Jae-ran, vice chair, along with 11 other Steering Committee members.

Kim Hyun-ki, Chair of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, stated, "We are overwhelmed and deeply saddened by this unexpected farewell. The Seoul Metropolitan Council will steadfastly carry on the 'Dream of Seoul' that the deceased pursued through his legislative activities, ensuring that his unfinished tasks are not left incomplete."

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