Gyeongbuk Assemblyman Park Yongseon Resigns to Run for Pohang Mayor: "I Will Create Changes Citizens Can Truly Feel"

Park Yongseon (55), a member of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly, resigned from his post on February 19. He decided to step down ahead of the start of preliminary candidate registration for the 9th Nationwide Local Elections on February 20, and he will run for mayor of Pohang in the local elections to be held on June 3.

Park began his first term in legislative office in 2014 as a member of the 10th Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly, and went on to be re-elected to the 11th and 12th assemblies, serving three consecutive terms over 12 years. He has been recognized for carrying out field-oriented legislative activities.

Park Yongseon, Member of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Council

As a long-serving member of the Education Committee, Assemblyman Park consistently addressed everyday education issues such as student safety, improvements to the educational environment, and commuting conditions. In 2018, he served as chair of the Steering Committee, taking responsibility for the overall operation of the assembly. In the 12th Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly, he also served as vice chair during the first half of the term, handling the task of coordinating major pending issues and thereby holding a series of key leadership positions within the assembly.

Assemblyman Park said, "The past 12 years have been an honor, but above all, they have been a time of responsibility," adding, "I have worked tirelessly to pursue politics that listens on the ground and responds with budgets and institutions. Now, at a turning point for Pohang, I intend to move into a position where I can take direct responsibility for Pohang's future. I will overcome the complex crises of the steel industry's downturn, the slump in the local economy, the outflow of young people, and the hollowing out of the city center through a city administration with strong execution power."

He went on to say, "Politics is not judged by words but by results," and added, "For Pohang to rise again, industry must regain its dynamism and the lights of neighborhood economies must be turned back on. I will start by creating tangible changes that citizens can truly feel, one by one."

He further stated, "Drawing on the experience and policy capabilities I have accumulated as a provincial assembly member, as well as my understanding of budgets and administration, I will comprehensively promote industrial transition in Pohang, improvements to everyday infrastructure, stronger safety and care, and the recovery of the local economy," adding, "I will be a mayor who takes full responsibility for and completes everything I promise before the citizens."

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