Gyeonggi Province Expands Public Institution Head Confirmation Hearing Targets from 12 to 15 Organizations

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly have agreed to expand the targets for public institution head confirmation hearings from the existing 12 to 15 organizations to enhance management transparency of public institutions and provide residents with higher-quality administrative services.

Governor Lee Jae-myeong of Gyeonggi Province, National Assembly Speaker Jang Hyun-kook, and Representative Park Geun-chol of the Democratic Party in the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly jointly signed a "Gyeonggi Province Public Institution Head Confirmation Hearing Cooperation Agreement" at the Provincial Assembly plenary hall on the 3rd.

Deputy Governor for Peace Lee Jae-gang and standing committee chairs of the Provincial Assembly, as well as the senior delegation of the Democratic Party in the Provincial Assembly, attended the signing ceremony.

Governor Lee Jae-myeong said, "The Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly and the provincial administration seem to be setting exemplary national precedents through non-public morality verification and concentrated policy verification in appointing subsidiary institution heads," and added, "The administration will make efforts to utilize good resources. I hope the assembly will help ensure that appropriate and outstanding figures are appointed as representatives of subsidiary institutions from the perspective of oversight and supervision."

Speaker Jang Hyun-kook stated, "Expanding the scope of confirmation hearing targets means extending transparent democratic procedures," and said, "Through confirmation hearings, we will verify capabilities and qualifications while demonstrating to residents what the assembly and administration are doing transparently. I hope we can establish an advanced confirmation hearing culture by carefully examining expertise in policy, understanding of duties, and execution capabilities."

Representative Park Geun-chol said, "Gyeonggi Province was the first local assembly to initiate confirmation hearings, and it was done for residents' right to know and to find ways to benefit residents," and added, "Through confirmation hearings, I hope the executive branch and the Provincial Assembly will unite to create good policies and ultimately benefit residents."

Through ongoing policy consultation meetings, Gyeonggi Province and the Provincial Assembly have discussed expanding confirmation hearing targets. Following the expansion from the existing 6 institutions to 12 in October of last year, final agreement was reached on the 2nd to add 3 more institutions.

Under this agreement, the public institutions subject to confirmation hearings in Gyeonggi Province will expand from the existing 12 organizations—▲Gyeonggi Research Institute ▲Gyeonggi Economic Science and Technology Promotion Foundation ▲Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Fund ▲Gyeonggi Jobs Foundation ▲Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation ▲Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation ▲Gyeonggi Arts Center ▲Gyeonggi Tourism Organization ▲Gyeonggi Contents Promotion Foundation ▲Gyeonggi Lifelong Education Promotion Foundation ▲Gyeonggi Agro-Food Distribution Promotion Foundation ▲Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation—to a total of 15 organizations with the addition of ▲Gyeonggi Small Commerce and Market Promotion Foundation ▲Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation (to be established) ▲Gyeonggi Environment and Energy Promotion Foundation (to be established).

Additionally, the existing dual system of morality verification and policy verification has been integrated into policy verification, and personal information documents such as family relations certificates, asset status certificates, and military service records have been significantly reduced from 17 types to 11 types.

As a result, the province expects expanded opportunities to recruit capable public institution heads and establish a rational "Gyeonggi-type Confirmation Hearing System" that residents can support.