Jeonnam-Gwangju Metropolitan Mayor to Attend Cabinet Meetings... Min Hyungbae’s First Appearance on the 14th

Amendment to Cabinet Meeting Regulations Approved on the 7th
Expanded Regular Attendance Beyond Only the Seoul Mayor
Groundwork Laid for Local Government Representatives’ Participation and Remarks

Min Hyungbae, the Mayor of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City, will now regularly attend cabinet meetings. Previously, only the Mayor of Seoul participated in the cabinet meetings, but with the inclusion of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City Mayor, the scope of local government participation has expanded.

The government approved a partial amendment to the "Regulations on Cabinet Meetings" containing this change at the cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Han Seongsuk the previous day.

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook is speaking at the Cabinet meeting held at the Government Seoul Office Building on Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 7th. Photo by Jo Yongjun

The amendment stipulates that the Mayor of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City, which was inaugurated on July 1, as well as the President of the Association of Governors of Korea and the President of the Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads of Korea, are now designated as regular attendees of cabinet meetings.

Under the previous regulations, among local government heads, only the Mayor of Seoul was a regular attendee of cabinet meetings. Accordingly, Min Hyungbae, the Mayor of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City, is expected to attend the cabinet meeting presided over by President Lee Jaemyung on July 14 for the first time. This will be the first cabinet meeting since the launch of the ninth popularly elected administration, and it is expected to be the first meeting where both Mayor Oh Sehoon of Seoul and Mayor Min participate together.

The President of the Association of Governors and the President of the Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads will attend the cabinet meetings as soon as new representatives are elected through their respective general meetings.

The amendment also introduces a new provision allowing attendees to speak on state affairs if deemed necessary by the chair of the cabinet meeting.

Until now, local government heads have called for the attendance of the President of the Association of Governors and similar representatives at cabinet meetings, arguing that this would help reflect the views of local governments in national administration and strengthen their representation.

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