Ministry of Government Legislation: Female Section Chiefs Lead Personnel and Organization Management

From the left, Hyejeong Kim, Innovation Administration Audit Officer, and Seonghee Choi, Head of Operations Support Division (Photo by Ministry of Government Legislation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Ministry of Government Legislation announced on the 15th that Choi Seonghee, Secretary, will be appointed as the head of the Operations Support Division in charge of personnel as of the 17th, and Kim Hyejeong, Secretary, will be appointed as the head of the Innovation Administration Audit Division responsible for organizational management and innovation.

This is the first time a female public official at the Ministry of Government Legislation has been in charge of personnel and organizational affairs.

Director Choi passed the 44th Administrative Examination and was assigned to the Ministry of Government Legislation in 2002. Since then, she has held key positions including Legislative Officer at the Administrative Legislation Bureau, Head of the Economic Legislation Interpretation Division, Head of the Legislative Education Division, and Head of the Legislative Policy General Division.

Director Kim, who passed the 45th Administrative Examination, was assigned to the Ministry of Government Legislation in 2003. She demonstrated her capabilities in legal review work while working at the Legislative Support Bureau and the Administrative Legislation Bureau. Recently, she focused on reviewing treaty drafts such as the Korea-UK FTA. During her time as Secretary, she oversaw the project to rewrite fundamental laws such as the Civil Code in an easy-to-understand manner.

An official from the Ministry of Government Legislation evaluated, "Director Choi is well-suited to be the head of the Operations Support Division, responsible for personnel and service, due to her gentle personality and excellent communication skills."

He added, "Director Kim has outstanding abilities to plan and promote work with new ideas and a positive mindset, making her a colleague many employees want to work with."

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