Kim Bo-ra, Anseong Mayor, Assumes Position as 6th Term Gyeonggi Regional Chair of KDLC

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Park Chan-hyeok] Kim Bo-ra, Mayor of Anseong, took office as the 6th Term Gyeonggi Provincial Standing Representative at the Korean Democratic Leadership Council (KDLC) Gyeonggi Regional General Meeting held on the 14th at the Gyeonggi Provincial Council Main Conference Hall.

The Korean Democratic Leadership Council (KDLC) is an organization comprised of local government leaders belonging to the Democratic Party, as well as metropolitan and municipal council members, and aims to promote the development of local autonomy and the realization of grassroots democracy.

The KDLC Gyeonggi Regional General Meeting held on this day was attended by approximately 300 people including Kim Bo-ra, Mayor of Anseong, Park Seung-won, KDLC Standing Representative, Kim Seung-won, Chair of the Democratic Party Gyeonggi Provincial Committee, Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong Special City, National Assembly Members Kang Deuk-gu and Yeom Tae-young, and Gyeonggi Regional Operating Committee Members.

At the general meeting, Kim Bo-ra, Mayor of Anseong, who took office as the 6th Term KDLC Gyeonggi Regional Standing Representative, stated: "I hope this KDLC Gyeonggi Regional General Meeting becomes the starting point for a new Republic of Korea and an era of local autonomy and decentralization." She added: "Since Gyeonggi Province is a place that determines the fate of the Republic of Korea, I promise to make every effort to achieve complete local autonomy and decentralization."

At the meeting, newly appointed Standing Representative Kim Bo-ra appointed Choi Seung-hyeok, Anseong City Council Member, as the Gyeonggi Province Administrative Office Head, and appointed the 31 municipal and county council members representing their respective assemblies as regional administrative office heads, passing resolutions on the composition of the Regional Operating Committee and the delegation of the 2025 Business Plan Operating Committee.

Meanwhile, Mayor Kim Bo-ra has recently been highly evaluated for her efforts and achievements in strengthening local autonomy and decentralization, including receiving an Excellence Award in the Comprehensive Regional Economic Vitalization Category at the "Democratic Party Local Government Awards," which recognizes major policy achievements of local government leaders nationwide.