Speculation Abounds Over Seoul City’s Second Half Executive Personnel Changes

Will there be a major personnel reshuffle among Seoul city executives in the second half of the year?... Former Nowon Gap National Assembly member Hyun Kyung-byeong likely to be appointed as Chief Secretary

Speculation surrounds Kim Sang-han as Chief of Planning Office and Jeong Sang-hoon as Welfare Policy Director; Administrative Director and Chief Secretary Gu Jong-won expected to be reshuffled

There is growing attention as rumors circulate regarding personnel appointments in Seoul city for the second half of the year.

Seoul city was originally planning to carry out personnel transfers to fill the positions of Jeong Soo-yong, Director of Planning and Coordination Office, who is scheduled to retire at the end of this month, Ahn Jun-ho, National Assembly Liaison Officer, and Kim Jeong-ho, Deputy Mayor of Jung-gu.

However, with former National Assembly member Hyun Kyung-byeong, a close aide of Mayor Oh Se-hoon and a former 18th National Assembly member from the Hannara Party representing Nowon Gap, expected to be appointed as Chief Secretary, the structure is being arranged in a way that Gu Jong-won, the current Chief Secretary, will have to move.

Former Assemblyman Hyun Kyung-byeong graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in Public Administration, passed the 29th Administrative Examination, and worked as a bureaucrat at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. He is known as a politician with strong execution skills and good interpersonal abilities.

Accordingly, it is anticipated that Kim Sang-han, currently Chief of the Welfare Policy Office, will move to the Planning Office Director position, while Jeong Sang-hoon, Administrative Director, is increasingly likely to be appointed as the new Welfare Policy Director.

Initially, it was reported that Lee Hae-woo, Chairman of the Audit Committee, would take the Welfare Policy Director position, but he reportedly expressed a strong intention to remain in his current post as he still has a significant term left in public office.

Therefore, it seems highly probable that Gu Jong-won, Chief Secretary (age 50, Grade 2), will move to the Administrative Director position. Gu graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Political Science, passed the 43rd Administrative Examination, and is a capable official who has served as Director of Transportation Policy, Director of Transportation Planning, and Director of Welfare Planning.

It is also reported that Lee Sang-hoon, Director of Transportation Planning (age 53), who passed the 3rd Local Government Examination, will move to the Deputy Mayor position of Jung-gu.

If this happens, a significant chain of personnel movements is expected.

There will also be notable personnel factors with the transfer of 13 administrative staff promoted to Grade 4 manager level, drawing attention.

Meanwhile, with the supplementary budget plenary session expected to pass on the 28th of this month and the city council session running until July 5, Seoul city plans to announce personnel appointments for executives Grade 4 and above effective July 6.

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