Heads of Gyeonggi Province Subsidiary Organizations Resign en masse

The mass resignation of heads of subsidiary organizations under Gyeonggi Province has become a reality.

Subsidiary organization heads appointed during former Governor Kim Moon-soo's tenure are submitting their resignations in succession to ease the burden on Governor Nam Gyeong-pil.

According to the province on the 9th, Hong Ki-hwa, representative of the Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Comprehensive Support Center, submitted his resignation on the 19th of last month, although his term runs until December this year.

Additionally, Kang Woo-hyun, chairman of the Korea Ceramic Foundation, also announced his resignation last month.

After Governor Nam's inauguration, Son Hye-ri, president of the Gyeonggi Cultural Center for the Performing Arts, was the first to express her intention to resign. Although Son's term runs until September this year, she announced her resignation at an executive meeting on the 7th, attended by Cho Jae-hyun, chairman of the board, and others.

President Son took office in September 2010, completed a two-year term, and was reappointed once.

Following Son, Um Gi-young, representative of the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, submitted his resignation on the 8th. Um's term ended in April last year, but he had been acting as representative director at the request of former Governor Kim.

Hwang Jun-gi, president of the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, who likewise completed his term in April and had been serving as acting representative director, is reportedly set to announce his resignation soon. President Hwang took office in April 2011 and completed his three-year term in April.

Son Won-hee, secretary general of the Gyeonggi Economic Organizations Federation, who previously served as spokesman for former Governor Kim, also recently announced his resignation.

Meanwhile, Cho Jae-hyun, chairman of the Gyeonggi Cultural Center for the Performing Arts, who was recently embroiled in controversy over the misuse of operational expenses, was speculated to resign along with Son, but announced at a press conference on the 8th that he would complete his term.

Chairman Cho, like President Son, took office in August 2010, completed a two-year term and was reappointed, with his term ending on the 15th of next month.

An official from a subsidiary organization under the province said, "Subsidiary organization heads are contract workers with guaranteed terms," and "While the terms of subsidiary organization heads are guaranteed, it is a way to ease the burden on employees of subsidiary organizations when heads voluntarily resign after a change in personnel authority."