Director Lee Su-yeon and Ma Chae-sook, Seoul's First Couple Both Serving as Grade 2 (Director-General) Public Officials

Promotion Honors: Lee Su-yeon, Director of Jeongwon City Bureau and SNU Alumni of Local Civil Service Exams 1st & 3rd Cohorts, Followed by Ma Chae-sook, Public Relations Planning Officer Grade 2

The first couple of Grade 2 (Director General) public officials has emerged in Seoul City.

On the 12th, Seoul City promoted and appointed three individuals to Grade 2: Ma Chaesook, Director of Public Relations Planning; Kwon Min, Head of the Resource Recovery Promotion Team; and Ahn Daehee, Director of the Water Circulation Bureau.

With this, Lee Suyeon, Director of the Garden City Bureau, and Ma Chaesook, Director of Public Relations Planning, have been recorded as Seoul City's 'first couple of Grade 2 public officials.'

Director Lee Suyeon graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Forest Resources, passed the first local civil service exam, joined Seoul City, and served as Media Officer, Seoul 7017 Operations Officer, Deputy Mayor of Jungnang District, Director of Seoul Grand Park, and Welfare Planning Officer. She was promoted to Grade 2 in September 2022, served as Welfare Director from July 1 last year, and has been serving as Director of the Garden City Bureau since this January.

Soo-yeon Lee, Director of the Garden City Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government

Director Lee was recognized for her business ideas and drive, and unusually took on the role of Director of the Garden City Bureau as a senior administrative official, showing warm and considerate leadership toward green sector public officials. She successfully hosted the ‘Seoul International Garden Expo,’ a key project of Mayor Oh Se-hoon.

In particular, together with the 25 autonomous districts of Seoul, she created pocket gardens along roadsides and throughout the city, making Seoul a representative carbon-neutral city while dedicating efforts to nurturing the emotional well-being of citizens.

Also, Ma Chaesook, the wife of Director Lee who was promoted to Grade 2 this time, graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in History Education, passed the third local civil service exam, started her public service career in Gwanak District, and then joined Seoul City where she served as Head of the Personnel Team, Evaluation Division Chief, Social Innovation Division Chief, and Financial Planning Officer.

She took on the role of Director of Public Relations Planning this January and was honored with a promotion for her achievements in upgrading Seoul City's image through key projects of Mayor Oh Se-hoon, such as ‘Seoul Haechi.’

In particular, Director Ma is known for her exceptional ability to create a workplace where employees want to work, based on her considerate attitude toward staff wherever she has worked, earning her the reputation as a ‘leader people want to work with.’

Thus, the Lee Suyeon?Ma Chaesook director couple is evaluated as rare senior public officials who possess not only outstanding planning skills but also extraordinary humility and consideration for their subordinates, drawing attention to their future roles.

An official from Seoul City praised, “Director Lee Suyeon and Director Ma Chaesook are exemplary public officials and leaders whom everyone wants to follow and learn from.”