Governor Kim Youngrok Prays for the Eternal Rest of the Late Governor Kim Changsik

Heeding His Words on a "Solution to the Population Problem"
for "Harmony Between Gwangju and Jeollanam-do"

Kim Youngrok

Kim Youngrok, Governor of Jeollanam-do, prayed for the eternal rest of former Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Changsik, who passed away on the 2nd at the age of 97, and pledged to deeply heed his words that "we must find an innovative solution to the population problem" and to realize harmony among 4 million people through a grand unification with Gwangju.

Former Governor Kim Changsik, who was born in Gangjin, was a self-made figure who passed both the bar examination and the higher civil service examination in his 30s and went on to serve as a minister.

From 1982 to 1984, during his term as the 21st Governor of Jeollanam-do for 2 years and 9 months, he devoted all his efforts to fostering provincial unity, increasing incomes, improving welfare, achieving balanced development, and reforming administration under the vision of "A New Jeollanam-do Leading Grand Harmony Among 4 Million People." Even after completing his tenure as governor, he played a pivotal role in national administration, serving as Vice Minister of Home Affairs, Secretary-General of the Presidential Advisory Council on Peaceful Unification Policy, and Minister of Transportation.

In 2019, Governor Kim Youngrok invited former provincial governors to share the "New Millennium Jeonnam Vision," where he presented new growth strategic industries to lead the future of Jeollanam-do in the first year of the new millennium and sought their advice. At that time, former Governor Kim Changsik expressed deep concern about the disappearance of local regions and stressed that "we must find an innovative solution to the population problem."

Governor Kim Youngrok said, "I will engrave those words deep in my heart and open a new future for Jeollanam-do," adding, "We will build industries based on AI and energy, and above all, through a historic grand unification with Gwangju, which shares the same roots with us, we will usher in an era of harmony among 4 million people, which was the vision during your term as governor."

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