Uijeongbu Mayor An Byung-yong Appointed as Chair of Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council

Uijeongbu Mayor An Byung-yong was appointed on the 18th as chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council at the Democratic Party of Korea's Gyeonggi Province party meeting with local government officials.

The meeting was attended by 26 mayors and governors-elect from Gyeonggi Province, including Park Gwang-on, chairman of the Democratic Party's Gyeonggi Province branch, and Lee Jae-myung, governor-elect of Gyeonggi Province.

At the meeting, consensus formed that Mayor An Byung-yong, Uijeongbu's first three-term mayor with extensive experience and accomplishment, would be suitable as chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council ahead of the election of officials for the first Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council meeting under the seventh democratic local administration to be held in early July.

Mayor An Byung-yong stated, "I am grateful to the various officials for asking me to take on this important responsibility," and added, "I will work closely with Governor Lee Jae-myung to realize local autonomy and implement mature local self-governance."

The Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council, composed of 31 mayors and governors, has as its main duties discussing regional issues and submitting recommendations to Gyeonggi Province and the central government.

Mayor An Byung-yong's appointment as chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council is being welcomed as a blessing for Uijeongbu City, along with National Assemblyman Moon Hee-sang's appointment as the Democratic Party's candidate for National Assembly Speaker last month.