Seoul Metropolitan Council Appoints Assemblyman Song Do-ho as Chair of the Special Committee for Seoul Transportation Corporation President Nominee Confirmation Hearing

Vice Chairperson Assemblyman Park Soon-gyu (Democratic Party, Jung-gu District 1) · Assemblywoman Lee Seung-mi (Democratic Party, Seodaemun-gu District 3)

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The Seoul Metropolitan Council's Special Committee on the Personnel Hearing for the President Candidate of Seoul Transportation Corporation held its first meeting at 5 p.m. on the 21st, appointing Assemblyman Song Do-ho (Democratic Party, Gwanak 1·photo) as chairman, and Assemblyman Park Soon-gyu (Democratic Party, Jung-gu 1) and Assemblywoman Lee Seung-mi (Democratic Party, Seodaemun 3) as vice-chairpersons.

This special committee was formed through the process of proposing the resolution to organize the Special Committee on the Personnel Hearing for the President Candidate of Seoul Transportation Corporation and appointing its members (’20.2.21.) to select the president candidate of Seoul Transportation Corporation.

The special committee will conduct a thorough verification of management capability and policy execution ability through the personnel hearing for the president candidate of Seoul Transportation Corporation, transparently and objectively assessing whether the candidate is a suitable talent to improve operational efficiency and citizen convenience of Seoul Transportation Corporation, a representative public enterprise of Seoul.

The personnel hearing is conducted based on the agreement between the Seoul Metropolitan Council and Seoul Metropolitan Government (Agreement on Conducting Personnel Hearings between Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Metropolitan Council, ’17.4.14.) and the related memorandum (Memorandum of Personnel Hearing T/F for Appointment Candidates of Heads of Local Public Enterprises under Seoul Metropolitan Government, ’17.4.14.) to recruit excellent talents with management ability and qualifications. It is held to verify management capability on behalf of citizens and to ensure fairness and transparency in the personnel process for the appointment of heads of institutions under Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Chairman Song Do-ho stated, “Seoul Transportation Corporation, launched in May 2017 through the integration of two corporations, has provided indispensable public transportation services to the lives and daily living of residents in Seoul and the metropolitan area for over 46 years since the opening of Subway Line 1 in 1974,” and added, “The Seoul Metropolitan Council will thoroughly verify the management capability and policy execution ability of the head of Seoul Transportation Corporation through the personnel hearing to ensure the safety of Seoul citizens and the quality of public transportation services, and will strive to set a good example for future personnel hearings.”

The special committee plans to submit a personnel hearing progress report on the president candidate of Seoul Transportation Corporation after conducting the hearing, in accordance with the ‘Agreement on Conducting Personnel Hearings between Seoul Metropolitan Council and Seoul Metropolitan Government.’

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