Yangpyeong County Governor Jeon Jin-seon Wins 2025 Power Leader Award in Innovative Administration Category

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Yangpyeong County Governor Jeon Jin-seon won the grand prize in the 'Innovative Administration' category at the '2025 Power Leader Award Ceremony' held at the Korea Press Center on the 7th.

Governor Jeon was highly evaluated for excellent leadership based on communication and management strategy driving new change and innovation, resulting in outstanding county government performance, and received the grand prize in the 'Innovative Administration' category among 12 award categories at the ceremony.

Upon taking office in the eighth popularly elected term, Governor Jeon implemented a new system transition and pursued administration that would provide practical benefits to residents, with the motto 'People and Nature, Happy Yangpyeong.'

In particular, ▲development of environment-friendly tourism courses that turned overlapping regulatory crises into opportunities by leveraging the advantages of clean areas ▲selection as an environmental education city through spreading sustainable lifestyles by achieving carbon neutrality ▲promotion of Dumul-meori and Semiwan as the Gyeonggi Province's first national gardens through hosting the provincial garden culture exposition ▲construction of a smart future city through public transportation reorganization prioritizing residents' satisfaction-oriented livelihood administration ▲Yangpyeong Filling Project for balanced east-west development and other attractive county government policies received high acclaim.

Governor Jeon Jin-seon said, "This award was made possible thanks to the united strength of approximately 129,000 Yangpyeong residents who supported county administration together," adding "Going forward, I will make greater efforts to create an attractive Yangpyeong that fulfills residents' happiness and expectations."