[Provided by the North Gyeongsang Provincial Assembly]
[Provided by the North Gyeongsang Provincial Assembly]

The North Gyeongsang Provincial Assembly held a forum Monday, inviting members of the fifth-term assembly to discuss ways to advance local governance.

The event drew about 50 participants, including Jeon Dong-ho, who served as speaker during the latter half of the fifth-term assembly, along with some 30 former assembly members, current Assembly Speaker Kim Hui-su, North Gyeongsang Province Governor Lee Cheol-woo, provincial education superintendent Im Jong-sik and provincial council association chairman Kim Gyeong-o.

The attendees gathered at the K-Chang hall of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Government building for informal talks with the governor and the education superintendent before sitting down to a luncheon forum. There, they reflected on their past legislative work and exchanged views on regional development and the role of local assemblies.

The group then moved to a multipurpose room at the provincial assembly building for a fellowship session among the members.

The fifth-term North Gyeongsang Provincial Assembly served during the early years of full-scale elected local self-governance, working actively on regional issues and the promotion of residents' rights, and contributing to laying the groundwork for local autonomy and raising the profile of local legislative bodies.

"Drawing on the wealth of experience and wisdom that our sunbae lawmakers have built up, we will work to build an assembly that earns the trust of the people of this province," Assembly Speaker Kim said.


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