Governor Lee Jae-myung of Gyeonggi Province Pledges to "Create a Gyeonggi Province Where Fairness Lives and Breathes"

"I will create a Gyeonggi Province where fairness lives and breathes."

Lee Jae-myung, the 35th Governor of Gyeonggi Province, who officially took office on the 1st, expressed his determination to create a fair Gyeonggi Province through an inaugural address titled 'A Promise to the People of Gyeonggi Province.'

Due to Typhoon Prappoun moving northward, the inauguration ceremony originally scheduled to be held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government North Branch Office in Uijeongbu on the 2nd was abruptly cancelled. The newly appointed governor, who began his duties with an emergency response meeting related to the typhoon, released his inaugural address in writing without a separate inauguration ceremony.

The newly appointed governor stated in his inaugural address, "The Governor of Gyeonggi Province is not a ruler but a representative faithfully executing the people's mandates," and added, "I will faithfully follow the people's mandate to create a world without grievances and a fair Gyeonggi Province."

He continued, "The Moon Jae-in administration is opening an era of peace, and local governments must provide steady support for a prosperous nation. I will make Gyeonggi Province the center of inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation, and further, a Northeast Asian peace economic community."

Regarding the direction of provincial administration, the governor emphasized, "I will expand welfare so that the people of Gyeonggi Province benefit equitably," and "I will eliminate corruption, budgetary waste, and tax evasion, ensuring that the people's taxes are properly used for the people."

He went on to pledge to set an example of participation, self-governance, and decentralization, stating, "Gyeonggi Province's 31 cities and counties will develop distinctively and harmoniously, and the people will participate proactively in provincial administration with pride."

The newly appointed governor said, "I will become a governor who keeps promises, listens and communicates, suppresses the tyranny of the strong, and helps the weak. I will work together with all the people of Gyeonggi Province to build a community where everyone is a master of their own destiny," he pledged.

Meanwhile, the newly appointed governor participated in a video conference from 11 a.m. on the day, attended by Gyeonggi Province officials, disaster safety headquarters personnel, and vice heads of city and county governments, where he received reports on disaster preparedness situations and conditions in each city and county. He then visited areas around Gwangmyeong City, where a heavy rain advisory had been issued.

Originally, the newly appointed governor was scheduled to receive appointment certificates on the 2nd from 13 representatives of the 13 million people of Gyeonggi Province (recipients of youth dividends, farmers, traditional market merchants, people with disabilities, firefighters, police officers, the elderly, North Korean defectors, youth, active-duty soldiers, residents of Daeseong-dong Village, foreign migrant workers, and large families).