Gwangju Mayor Bang Se-hwan Inaugurated as 8th Chairman of Local Governments Council for Sustainable Development

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Bang Se-hwan, Gwangju Mayor and environmental activist, has been inaugurated as the 8th chairman of the Local Governments Council for Sustainable Development.

At the inauguration and transfer ceremony of the Local Governments Council for Sustainable Development held at the National Assembly Members' Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on the 30th, Park Woo-ryang, Shinan County Governor who led the council for four years as the 6th and 7th chairman, stepped down, and Mayor Bang took office as the new chairman.

Prior to this, Mayor Bang was elected as the 8th chairman at the "2024 Local Governments Council for Sustainable Development Regular Meeting in the First Half" held earlier.

In his resignation speech, Governor Park Woo-ryang said, "We made many efforts to make the Local Governments Council for Sustainable Development the most dynamic organization," and "I hope Mayor Bang Se-hwan, who is taking office as the 8th chairman, will make efforts to implement sustainable development at the local government level."

In his inaugural address, Mayor Bang stated, "Based on past successful cases and experiences, I will expand my role as a bridge for greater cooperation and communication with domestic and international organizations, broaden the scope of activities, and do my utmost to ensure that the council becomes more robust and solid."