Governor Kim Dong-yeon Receives Top-Tier (SA Grade) Evaluation for Four Consecutive Years in Korea Manifesto Assessment

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Kim Gapdong] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon has received the highest grade for four consecutive years from 2022 to 2025 in the assessment conducted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters.

In the 'Assessment of Campaign Pledges Implementation and Information Disclosure by Provincial Governors in the Eighth Popular Election Term' announced on the 13th by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, Governor Kim obtained the highest SA grade and was selected as the head of a metropolitan autonomous government that fulfilled pledges most faithfully.

Governor Kim won the highest award in the election pledge category at the 'Manifesto Promise Award' during the Eighth National Simultaneous Local Elections in 2022, received SA grades in the 'Campaign Pledge Implementation Plan Evaluation' in 2023 and the 'Campaign Pledge Implementation and Information Disclosure Assessment' in 2024, and now has received the highest grade for four consecutive years in campaign-related evaluations through this year.

The Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters assessment panel comprehensively analyzed five categories as of December 2024: △completion of campaign pledges △achievement rate of 2024 pledge targets △citizen communication △web communication △pledge consistency, and announced them classified into six grades from SA to F.

Governor Kim received high scores in the completion of campaign pledges and citizen communication categories and obtained the SA grade in the comprehensive evaluation.

Gyeonggi Province implemented 60.34% of all pledges in the Eighth Popular Election Term, with the campaign pledge implementation completion rate far exceeding the national average (51.62%). The fiscal securitization rate compared to the planned amount within the term is 81.94%, securing the most pledge finances among 15 provinces nationwide (Daegu vacant, Daejeon evaluation excluded), and received high scores in the campaign pledge implementation completion category.

Additionally, Gyeonggi Province regularly disclosed the status of campaign pledge implementation on its website and institutionalized the communication foundation by guaranteeing citizen participation in the evaluation process in accordance with pledge management regulations, receiving positive evaluations in the citizen communication category as well.

The metropolitan autonomous governments that obtained SA grades this year are nine locations including Gyeonggi Province, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, South Chungcheong, South Jeolla, North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang, and Jeju.

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province has established its vision for the Eighth Popular Election Term as 'More opportunities, fairer opportunities, better opportunities,' and is implementing 295 pledges across nine major categories.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon expressed his thoughts on this evaluation, stating "I sincerely thank you for this meaningful result of top-tier evaluations for four consecutive years. All of these achievements are thanks to the participation of our residents and the dedication of our public officials. During the remaining term, I will faithfully keep our promises to the residents under the principle of 'action over words,'" he added.