Hwang Kyung-ah, preliminary candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea for Nam-gu District Chief in Gwangju Metropolitan City, officially declared her candidacy at the Gwangju Metropolitan Council briefing room on the 3rd, presenting five major policy directions for "Nam-gu's Great Transformation": industrial and job innovation, local economy recovery, Nam-gu-style integrated care system, expansion of cultural, tourism and living infrastructure, and execution-focused accountable administration.
At the press conference, Hwang introduced her slogan "Change Nam-gu, The Right Person to Work: Hwang Kyung-ah" and emphasized her position as "the right person for innovative administration."
"I will take the lead in ending maintenance-oriented management administration in Nam-gu and implementing innovative administration that fundamentally changes the structure for the era of great transformation," she said.
"Politics should be the closest tool to change residents' lives. I have been finding answers in the field—in alleys, markets, senior centers, and daycare centers," Hwang added, promising "to deliver pledges that residents can feel in their daily lives."
On industrial and job innovation, she pledged to establish a dedicated corporate recruitment system to revitalize Daechon Industrial Complex and Songam Industrial Complex, and to build a foundation for strategic industrial attraction through Opportunity Development Special Zones linked to Gwangju-South Jeolla integration.
For local economy recovery, she promised to create a structure where local commercial districts and residents grow together, actively utilizing government public project programs to expand commercial district revitalization projects.
Regarding the Nam-gu-style integrated care system, Hwang committed to establishing regional integrated care centers to strengthen customized public care functions for all life stages from children to seniors.
On cultural, tourism and living infrastructure expansion, she pledged to improve settlement conditions and enhance Nam-gu's competitiveness through advancement of the Yangnim-Sajik-Baegun cultural tourism belt and creation of ecological healing spaces in the Daechon-Hyocheon area.
Hwang also promised accountable pledge implementation, including quarterly operation of a pledge evaluation committee and annual disclosure of pledge implementation reports to ensure transparency and accountability.
"I will create a Nam-gu where children smile, young people return, seniors are respected, and all residents speak of hope," she emphasized.
Hwang, a three-term Nam-gu District Council member, currently serves as Women's Committee Chair of the Democratic Party of Korea's Gwangju Metropolitan City chapter and Vice Chair of the party's Policy Committee. She previously served as Chair of Gwangju Nam-gu District Council.