Heo Kyunghaeng, Gwangju City Council Chairman, Honored with Grand Prize in Local Autonomy Category at the Korea Consumer Evaluation Excellence Awards

Heo Kyunghaeng, chairman of the Gwangju City Council, received the Grand Prize in the Local Autonomy/Administration category at the 2026 8th ESM Korea Consumer Evaluation Excellence Awards policy forum and awards ceremony held at the National Assembly Library on the 11th.

Huh Kyunghaeng, chairman of the Gwangju City Council, is receiving the Grand Prize in the Local Government/Administration category at the 2026 8th ESM Korea Consumer Evaluation Excellence Awards policy forum and awards ceremony held at the National Assembly Library on the 11th. Provided by Gwangju City Council.

According to officials, the Korea Consumer Evaluation Excellence Awards avoids award methods based on subjective judgments or simple recommendations, and instead secures fairness and transparency in the awards by using digital data and AI, based on a consumer evaluation algorithm.

Chairman Heo Kyunghaeng has been serving as the chair of the second half of the 9th Gwangju City Council. He has been credited with contributing to realizing a council that works together with citizens by minimizing unnecessary political strife through bipartisan cooperation for smooth session management.

Heo Kyunghaeng, chairman of the Gwangju City Council, said, "I am honored to receive such a great award in recognition of the efforts made together with many council members to build a council that works with citizens," adding, "I will do my best for the remainder of the term so that the 9th Gwangju City Council can be remembered as the council closest to people's livelihoods."

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