Minister Nominee Hwang Jongwoo: "Leading Arctic Shipping Routes... Fostering Busan as a Maritime Metropolitan Area"

On His Way to Personnel Hearing Preparation, Says He Feels a "Great Sense of Responsibility"

Mentions the Need for Relocating HMM and Public Institutions

Yonhap News

Hwang Jongwoo, nominee for Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, stated on March 3, "I will do my utmost to lead the new era of Arctic shipping routes and to foster Busan as a maritime metropolitan area."

On this day, Hwang made his remarks as he arrived for his first day at the personnel hearing preparation office set up at the Busan Port Authority in Jung-gu, Busan. He said, "I feel honored to be nominated as the first ministerial candidate of the Busan era, but I also feel a great sense of responsibility."

He emphasized, "I believe the experience I have accumulated during nearly 27 years of service at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will help strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime industry. I will do my best to live up to expectations."

Regarding the relocation of HMM headquarters and the transfer of public institutions under the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to Busan, Hwang expressed that these measures are aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the maritime industry. He said, "To truly foster Busan as a maritime metropolitan area, it is necessary to establish a maritime cluster where the public and private sectors work in close cooperation," adding, "We must create a virtuous cycle in which positive influences are exchanged." On the issue of relocating public institutions, he said, "Discussions are underway on a broad scale, and I believe they will be carried out."

Hwang was nominated as ministerial candidate the previous day, following 81 days of vacancy after the resignation of former minister Jeon Jae-soo. A native of Busan, he is regarded as a seasoned official in the field of maritime and port policy. He graduated from Busan Dong High School and the Department of Law at Seoul National University, and entered public service through the 38th Civil Service Examination. He has worked in the maritime and fisheries sector for over 20 years.

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