Park Yong-cheol, Ganghwa County Governor, Elected as Third-Term Chair of Western Seoul Metropolitan Administrative Council

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Park Yong-cheol, Ganghwa County Governor, was elected as the third-term chair of the eighth-term civilian-elected government at the 73rd Regular Meeting of the 'Western Seoul Metropolitan Administrative Council' held at the Bucheon Arts Center on the 23rd.

The Western Seoul Metropolitan Administrative Council is composed of Incheon Metropolitan City's Ganghwa County, Gyeyang-gu, and Seo-gu; Seoul Metropolitan City's Gangseo-gu and Yangcheon-gu; and Gyeonggi Province's Bucheon City, Gwangmyeong City, and Gimpo City. It aims to promote balanced development within the region and implement efficient metropolitan administration.

Major functions include changes to transportation networks such as the establishment and extension of connecting bus routes between adjacent areas, establishment, changes, expansion, and paving of road networks, installation of water and sewage facilities, and establishment and revision of urban planning.

The council operates with local government leaders meeting once each in the first and second half of the year to deliberate on joint matters, and discusses issues and development in Western Seoul Metropolitan area through cooperation and joint response.

At the meeting, County Governor Park Yong-cheol explained the necessity and promotion status of the National Ganghwa Koryo Museum construction project and signature campaign efforts, and actively promoted various autumn festivals to come.

"As the leaders of the Western Seoul Metropolitan Administrative Council have entrusted me, I will make utmost efforts to unite our strengths in advancing progressive policies and shared agenda items for the Western Seoul Metropolitan area," said County Governor Park Yong-cheol.

The 74th Regular Meeting of the Western Seoul Metropolitan Administrative Council is scheduled to be held in Ganghwa County in February 2026.