Kim Kyungsoo Forms Election Campaign Committee ... "Seeking Solutions for Gyeongnam and Realizing Pledges"

Kim Kyungsoo, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for governor of Gyeongnam Province, announced the formation of his election campaign committee on May 10 without holding a separate launch event.

Kim stated, "I judged that it is more important to spend time finding solutions for Gyeongnam and making campaign pledges a reality, rather than organizing ceremonial events for show."

Kim Kyungsoo, the Democratic Party candidate for Governor of Gyeongnam Province, is taking a commemorative photo with citizens who participated in the Jinhae Bay Ecological Forest Walking Contest held at Pungho Park Sports Ground in Jinhae-gu, Changwon City. [Photo by Kim Kyungsoo campaign office]

The main election campaign committee is comprised of nine figures: National Assembly Members Heo Sungmoo, Jeong Taeho, Min Hongchul, and Kim Joungho; former National Assembly Member Choi Gusik; Park Jeonghan, Chair of the Gyeongnam Headquarters of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions; Jeong Hyeran, former Deputy Mayor of Changwon and a first-generation women's rights activist in Gyeongnam; Lee Myobae, a 20-something politician and member of the Yangsan City Council; and Cheon Hyeonwoo, a writer with a background as a young welder.

Committee Chairman Heo Sungmoo will be responsible for Changwon Special City and manufacturing innovation; Chairman Jeong Taeho will handle national finances and cooperation on central government budgets; Chairmen Min Hongchul and Kim Joungho will oversee the early construction of the four major transportation networks; and Chairman Choi Gusik will be in charge of provincial unity and strategies for a leap forward in the western region.

Chairmen Park Jeonghan, Jeong Hyeran, Lee Myobae, and Cheon Hyeonwoo will be responsible for reflecting labor, women's, youth, and grassroots perspectives in the campaign committee.

Kim said, "Rather than just making promises for the sake of the election, I am preparing solutions that can be implemented immediately," adding, "I will fully activate the candidate’s five major task forces."

Gyeongsu Kim, Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Governor of Gyeongnam Province, holds a sign that says "Great Transformation of Gyeongnam" while receiving cheers from supporters and mayor and county head candidates from 18 cities and counties in the province at the opening ceremony of his campaign office. [Photo by Gyeongsu Kim's Campaign Headquarters]

The five major task forces are: the Gyeongnam Four Major Transportation Network Task Force, the Medical Underserved Areas Task Force, the Youth Life Task Force, and the Public Institution Relocation Task Force.

Each task force will develop strategies related to: the early construction of the West Gyeongnam KTX and the new airport railway to Gadeokdo; securing an overwhelming competitive edge in Gyeongnam’s core industries such as aerospace, shipbuilding, defense, and nuclear power; expanding public healthcare and establishing a regionally independent medical system; promoting youth asset-building and talent return projects; and completing the second phase of public institution relocations as well as the innovation city initiative.

Additionally, the Provincial Unity Special Committee, led by Chairman Choi Gusik; the Emergency Economy and Livelihood Response Headquarters, jointly managed by candidate Kim Kyungsoo and Chairman Heo Sungmoo; a spokesperson group that includes Kim Jisoo, former chair of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council, Kim Myungseop, former spokesperson for the Gyeongnam Provincial Government, Park Hyunjoo, the number one proportional representative of the Democratic Party in the Provincial Council, and Shin Sunjeong, head of public relations at the Democratic Party’s Gyeongnam Provincial Office; and a legal support team that includes lawyer Ha Guinam, have also been established.

Kim emphasized, "This campaign committee is not a team that will disband after the election, but a group of skilled technicians and competent architects who will drive change in Gyeongnam from the very first day of my term as governor," adding, "After registering as a candidate on the 14th, I will hold the first campaign committee meeting and prove the results by moving the central government to awaken Gyeongnam."

Previously, at the opening ceremony of his campaign office on May 3, Kim pledged, "I will make up for my regret at not being able to complete my term as governor eight years ago by achieving the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Megacity and the great transformation of Gyeongnam," and "I will take the lead in creating an era in which our children, regardless of where they live, can realize their dreams and hopes."

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