Gyeonggi Province Conducts Regular Personnel Reshuffle of Bureau Chiefs and Vice Heads

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province conducted a regular personnel reshuffle of senior-level officials at the bureau chief level and above, effective January 1, 2024, on the 28th.

This personnel reshuffle applied the performance and competency-centered personnel management policy emphasized during the eighth popular election term, breaking from seniority and job classification systems while making bold promotions to key policy positions.

Choi Won-yong, Vice Mayor of Pyeongtaek, was appointed as Commissioner of the Gyeonggi Economic Free Zone (Grade 1), and Kim Neung-sik, Director of Welfare, was appointed as Director of Safety Management (Grade 2).

For Grade 3 bureau chief positions, seven officials including Lee Jong-don as Director of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Gong Jung-sik as Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Life Sciences were transferred. Choi Hye-min, Director of Digital Innovation Division, was promoted to Policy Planning Officer; Jung Jong-guk, Director of Housing Policy Division, to Director of Urban Regeneration Promotion Task Force; Park Geun-gyun, Director of International Economic Cooperation Division, to Director of Lifelong Education; and Kang Hyun-seok, Director of Personnel Division, to Director of Gyeonggi Northern Special Autonomous Region Promotion Task Force. Cho Chang-seok, Planning and Budget Officer at the Northern Branch, was also included in the promotion list.

Notably, the Public Health and Environment Research Institute director position was designated as an open recruitment post for the first time, and Kwon Bo-yeon, Director of the Northern Support Center, was selected as the most suitable candidate through a public interview process.

Meanwhile, to strengthen cooperation with cities and counties and achieve balanced growth, a significant number of talented personnel were transferred to cities and counties as vice heads.

Grade 2 vice heads appointed included △Hwaseong Vice Mayor Son Im-sung △Namyangju Vice Mayor Hong Ji-seon △Pyeongtaek Vice Mayor Im Jong-chul △Paju Vice Mayor Kim Jin-gi (retained, Grade 2 personnel) △Gimpo Vice Mayor Kim Gyu-sik (Grade 2 personnel).

Grade 3 vice heads appointed to other posts included △Gwangmyeong Vice Mayor Jung Sun-wook △Gunpo Vice Mayor Ahn Dong-gwang △Icheon Vice Mayor Eom Jin-seop △Dongducheon Vice Mayor Lim Kyung-suk △Gwacheon Vice Mayor Shim Young-rin △Gapyeong Vice County Head Park No-geuk.

A provincial official stated, "This personnel reshuffle boldly broke away from the conventional practice of prioritizing seniority and made individual competency and performance the top priority," adding, "We anticipate that these senior personnel will steadily push forward major provincial initiatives as we enter the third year of the eighth popular election term."