Gwak Sang-wook, Mayor of Osan, Elected Chair of the Innovative Education Local Government Council

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan Mayor Gwak Sang-wook was elected as the third chairman of the Innovative Education Local Government Council at the first half regular general meeting held on the 16th at Dobong-gu Office in Seoul.

The 'Innovative Education Local Government Council' was established in March 2018 to discover localized business models of basic local governments related to the Moon Jae-in administration's national policy agendas and strengthen cooperation between central and local governments, as well as between general autonomy and educational autonomy. Currently, 53 local governments participate in its activities.

At the regular general meeting of the Innovative Education Local Government Council on that day, member cities shared operational cases to enhance regional educational capacity in a changing future environment, including responses to COVID-19, and discussions were held on joint cooperation plans with the National Education Council, an organization directly under the President.

Osan Mayor Gwak Sang-wook stated, "Educational innovation is needed to prepare for a changing future society such as COVID-19," and added, "Through solidarity and networks among member cities of the Innovative Education Local Government Council, we will establish the foundation for resident educational autonomy and do our best to fulfill the role as a social consensus-building body for Korea's educational reform."

Meanwhile, Mayor Gwak Sang-wook was elected as the chair for the latter half of the seventh popular election term at the Gyeonggi Mayors and County Governors Council held on the 15th, and currently serves as chairman of the Democratic Party's Gyeonggi Basic Municipal Leaders Council, senior vice-chair of the National Lifelong Learning Cities Council, and secretary-general of the Club Mokminwan.