Na Jong-min, Former Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Appointed as Chairman of GKL Social Contribution Foundation

Najongmin, Former Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) Social Contribution Foundation announced on the 31st that it has appointed Na Jong-min, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as its 5th Chairman. The term is two years, until January 2022.

Currently a distinguished professor at Dongguk University Graduate School of Arts (Ph.D. in Tourism), Chairman Na is a 31st pass of the Administrative Examination and has served as Director General of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's General Affairs Office, Director of Cultural Policy Bureau, and spokesperson. He worked as the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism from June 2017 to December 2018. The GKL Social Contribution Foundation introduced him as "a bureaucrat well-versed in tourism and cultural arts policy, possessing both drive and communication skills."

Chairman Na said, "I feel a heavy responsibility in taking on the role of Chairman of the GKL Social Contribution Foundation," and expressed his aspiration, "I will strive for the development of the foundation, which is carrying out various social contribution activities to realize social value."

The GKL Social Contribution Foundation is a public interest corporation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, established in May 2014 with funding from the tourism public enterprise GKL. It engages in projects such as creating a tourism and cultural ecosystem, overseas contribution projects fulfilling responsibilities as a partner in the international community, and education and cultural revitalization projects for future generations.

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