Gyeonggi Province Carries Out Regular Personnel Reshuffle of Department Heads-Level Officials in Conjunction with Eighth Civil Administration Organizational Restructuring

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province conducted a regular personnel reshuffle at the department heads level effective January 1st of next year in conjunction with the implementation of the eighth civil administration's organizational restructuring to realize 'Gyeonggi as the Center of Change, Province of Opportunity.'

Through this organizational restructuring and regular personnel reshuffle at the department heads level, the province plans to push forward substantive projects to realize the eighth civil administration's three major visions for Gyeonggi Province: 'more opportunities, more equitable opportunities, and better opportunities.'

Accordingly, the province reassigned all four officials at the second-grade department director level, including appointing Yeon Je-chan as director of the Safety Management Office, Lee Gae-sam, former secretary of the council, as director of the Urban Housing Office, Lee Hee-jun, vice mayor of Yongin, as director of the Economic Investment Office, and Choi Byeong-gap, acting director, as director of the Balanced Development Planning Office.

More than half of the third-grade department head positions were also replaced. To establish the foundation for pursuing core pledges of the eighth civil administration, the province assigned Yun Sung-jin as director of the Urban Regeneration Promotion Division for redevelopment of aging new towns and old downtown areas in phases 1 and 2, Lim Soon-taek, acting director, as director of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Autonomous Province Promotion Division for the establishment of Gyeonggi Northern Special Autonomous Province, and Hwang Hak-yong as director of the Gyeonggi International Airport Promotion Division for attracting the Gyeonggi International Airport.

Meanwhile, the province announced personnel transfers for the following as deputy heads of cities and counties: ▲Ryu Gwang-yeol, Vice Mayor of Yongin ▲Lee Jin-chan, Vice Mayor of Seongnam ▲Song Jae-hwan, Vice Mayor of Bucheon ▲Jang Young-geun, Vice Mayor of Anyang ▲Eom Jin-seop, Vice Mayor of Gimpo ▲Kim Jin-gi, Vice Mayor of Paju ▲Kang Hyun-do, Vice Mayor of Osan ▲Ha Seung-jin, Vice Mayor of Gwacheon.