Baek Kun-gi, Yongin City Mayor, Wins First Republic of Korea Constitutional Award

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] Yongin City announced on the 14th that Mayor Baek Kun-gi received the Local Autonomy Administration Division Constitutional Award at the First Republic of Korea Constitutional Award Ceremony held on the 12th floor of the CCMM Building in Yeouido, Seoul.

The award is given by the Constitutional Association of the Republic of Korea to incumbent heads of municipal and provincial governments, city and provincial superintendents of education, and members of local assemblies who have made contributions to upholding constitutional values, promoting national interests and public welfare, establishing national future strategies, and nurturing talent.

Mayor Baek served as a military officer for 35 years and received a total of 45 commendations, decorations, and citations. In 2012, he was elected as the 19th National Assembly member and served for four years, receiving approximately 20 awards for outstanding parliamentary performance.

Since taking office as the 7th elected Yongin City Mayor, he has strengthened development permit approval standards to address the city's chronic problem of unplanned development and amended various ordinances. He also preserved all 12 long-pending unexecuted parks that were facing ineffectiveness, and has been pushing forward efforts to create an eco-friendly ecological city.

Furthermore, under the vision of making the city an economically self-sufficient city, he has attracted the 'Yongin Semiconductor Cluster,' where 120 trillion won in investments will be made over the next 10 years in the Wonsameon area of Cheoin-gu, and has prepared the city's 100-year food supply by creating the Platform City around the GTX Yongin Station area.

Mayor Baek stated, "I am grateful that you highly appreciate the achievements of the past two years that I have worked tirelessly toward with the grand vision of 'a new people-centered Yongin,'" and added, "I will dedicate myself to building a better Yongin during my remaining term."