Kim Mun-won, Uijeongbu Mayor, Elected as Head of Gyeonggi Province Mayors and County Governors Association

The Gyeonggi Province Mayors and County Governors Association announced on the 18th that it has elected Kim Mun-won, Mayor of Uijeongbu, as its new chairman.

The Gyeonggi Province Mayors and County Governors Association held its 4th meeting of the civilly-elected 4th term on the afternoon of the 15th at the Uiwang Municipal Library conference room and elected Mayor Kim as the new chairman after Shin Jung-dae, Mayor of Anyang, announced his resignation from the chairmanship.

Additionally, the association decided to establish a new spokesperson position and appointed Lee Gi-ha, Mayor of Osan, as the spokesperson. Vice chairmen will continue to be held by Kang Hyun-seok, Mayor of Goyang; Lee Hyung-gu, Mayor of Uiwang; and Kim Gyu-bae, County Governor of Yeoncheon.

Chairman Kim Mun-won stated, "I will support the mayors and county governors of the province so they are not discouraged by the resident recall system and can conduct administration with conviction, while also expanding the function of gathering the opinions of provincial residents."

Meanwhile, the association discussed 15 agenda items on this day, including the enactment of a special law for refunding school site burden fees, revision of systems related to redevelopment promotion (New Town) projects, and improvement of systems related to cultural property surface surveys.