Suwon City Mayor Takes Office Under "People-Centered" Vision
Mayor-Elect Yum Tae-young of Suwon announced on the 7th that the composition of the ‘Fifth Term Good Mayor Inaugural Transition Committee (hereinafter Transition Committee)’ has been completed, and that from the 9th to the 30th of this month, the city will proceed with the transfer of administrative affairs and inauguration preparations.
The Transition Committee has been organized around 15 reform-minded experts, with Lee Gye-ahn, President of the 21st Century Research Institute and former President of Hyundai Motor Company, appointed as chair. Chair Lee is a prominent professional manager-turned-politician in South Korea who served as President of Hyundai Motor Company and Chairman of Hyundai Card, and served as a National Assembly member of the 17th National Assembly after stepping back from corporate management.
Hwang In-sung, Chair of the Civil Sovereignty and Communication Committee, has been appointed as vice chair, and committee members include Ewha Lee, former Chairman of Samho Art Center who ran as an independent candidate for Suwon Mayor in this local election, and Kim Hyun-chul, member of the Democratic Labor Party Suwon City Committee, as well as Oh Sang-woon, Vice Speaker of the Suwon City Council.
The committee also includes experts from various sectors, including Choi Mi-jeong, Representative of the Gyeonggi Women's Association; Jo Myung-rae, Professor of Urban Planning at Dankook University; Jung Hoe-sung, former President of the Korea Environment Institute; Yun Hye-jeong, Professor of Urban Real Estate at Pyeongtaek University; Lee Jae-jun, Professor of Urban Engineering at Hyupsung University; Park Yong-nam, Director of the Sustainable Cities Research Center; Song Chang-seok, Director of the Grassroots Center of Hope Factory; Lee Ju-hyun, Executive Director of the Suwon Local Autonomy Hope Alliance; Ryu Ryang-do, Representative of The Performance; and Park No-hyun, Representative of Hana Food.
The Transition Committee will operate across five subcommittees: General Affairs and Economy, Culture and Welfare, Urban Environment, Construction and Development, and Citizen Proposals, and will support the committee through specialized council members and practical support teams to provide expert backing and policy alternatives.
The Transition Committee plans to focus on ▲grasping key tasks and current issues before inauguration and conceptualizing policies ▲establishing concrete implementation plans centered on the mayor-elect's campaign promises ▲devising institutional mechanisms and systems to enable public officials to fully dedicate themselves to creating a ‘people-centered city’ ▲developing plans for organizing ‘people-centered city administration through participation and communication’ that mobilizes civic capacity.
The Transition Committee will hold a ceremony unveiling its nameplate at Suwon City Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 9th and will begin in earnest the transfer of administrative affairs starting with the first plenary session of the committee.
Mayor-Elect Yum stated, “We renamed the transition committee from the existing name to the ‘Fifth Term Good Mayor Inaugural Transition Committee’ to reflect the mayor-elect's determination to become a mayor who serves citizens and becomes a good mayor,” and pledged, “Since we have gathered people who will fulfill the hopes for change and hope of Suwon citizens, the transition committee will meet expectations.”
Meanwhile, Mayor-Elect Chae In-seok of Hwaseong City is also organizing an administrative transition committee of around 50 members across five subcommittees and plans to receive briefings on administrative affairs from the 17th to the 22nd of this month.
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