Busan Mayor-elect Forms Transition Committee

Busan Mayor-elect Jeon Jae-soo is set to launch a transition committee on June 10 to prepare for his inauguration on July 1. The committee, officially named the 'Re-Leaping Busan Committee,' will operate for 20 days, from June 10 to June 29, focusing on developing the policy blueprint for the city's administration under its 9th elected term.

The committee's primary objective is to intensively review the core tasks and action plans for the upcoming administration. It is designed to translate the campaign pledges made to citizens into tangible city policies and concrete action plans for Busan's renewed growth. Jeon Jae-soo emphasized that the committee is not merely a symbolic organization but is focused on practical implementation.

The 'Re-Leaping Busan Committee' will consist of 20 members, including professors, field experts, labor representatives, individuals with administrative experience, and youth. Notably, eight of these members are between the ages of 20 and 40. The committee chair will be Cha Jae-kwon, a professor at Pukyong National University, who also served as the head of the policy headquarters for Jeon's election campaign. Shin Young-ran, a professor at Korea Maritime and Ocean University, will serve as the vice chair.

The committee is structured into six divisions: Maritime Capital, Job Economy, Balanced Development, Health, Finance, and Planning. Additionally, five special committees will address areas such as Youth, Public Livelihood, Arctic Route, AI, and Citizen Communication. Byung-seong-wan, the Busan City Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party, will serve as a special aide to the mayor-elect, and Ban Seon-ho, a Busan City Council member, will be the spokesperson. The transition committee's office will be located at the Busan Water Supply and Sewerage Business Headquarters.

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This is not a superficial transition organization, but one that focuses on converting the pledges made to citizens during the election campaign into actual city tasks and specifying action plans for Busan's renewed leap forward.