Kim Dong-keun, Suwon Vice Mayor, Appointed as Gyeonggi Province's Administrative Vice Governor

Gyeonggi Province appointed Kim Dong-keun (age 55), Vice Mayor of Suwon, as the 15th Administrative Vice Governor effective on the 24th.

Newly appointed Administrative Vice Governor Kim Dong-keun was born in 1961 in Yangju and graduated from Uijeongbu Industrial High School (1980) and the Department of Public Administration at Sungkyunkwan University (1991). He obtained a master's degree in regional development from University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom (1999) and a doctoral degree in public administration from the Graduate School of Public Administration at Ajou University (2015).

Kim, who entered the civil service through the 35th Civil Service Examination in 1992, has held various key positions in Gyeonggi Province, including Policy Planning Officer of Gyeonggi Province, Director of Provincial Urban Environment Bureau, Vice Mayor of Uijeongbu City, Director of Provincial Planning and Administration Division, Director of Provincial Planning and Coordination Division, and Vice Mayor of Suwon City.

In particular, Vice Governor Kim is evaluated as the best candidate to lead the development of the northern Gyeonggi region based on "communication and innovative leadership," given that he is from northern Gyeonggi Province and has diverse administrative experience in the northern region, including serving as Director of Lifelong Education at the Northern Office, Director of Planning and Administration, and Vice Mayor of Uijeongbu.

Newly appointed Vice Governor Kim Dong-keun will hold his inauguration ceremony at 4 p.m. on the 24th at the Peace Nuri Hall of the Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building and will begin official duties.