[This Person] Seo Nowon, Deputy Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, Appointed as Head of Seoul Metropolitan Government Regional Development Headquarters

Appointed as Deputy Mayor of Yangcheon-gu on July 4, 2014, served quietly for 6 years under Mayor Kim Soo-young, earning the title of 'Most Popular Deputy Mayor in Yangcheon-gu History,' and transferred to Director of Seoul Metropolitan Regional Development Headquarters

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seo Nowon, Deputy Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, has been appointed as the Head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Regional Development Headquarters after serving for six years.

During his tenure as Deputy Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, Seo was highly respected and loved not only by Mayor Kim Soo-young but also by all the staff, earning a reputation as the most popular Deputy Mayor in the history of Yangcheon-gu Office.

Mayor Kim Soo-young recently told reporters, "There is no one like Deputy Mayor Seo Nowon. I really do not want to let him go, but as a public official, promotion is inevitable, so I think it's time to send him off," praising him generously.

This reflects Mayor Kim’s intention and is interpreted as Seo having faithfully fulfilled his role as Deputy Mayor in harmony with the staff below him.

Hwang Kwang-seon, Head of Sinwol 2-dong (former Director of Public Relations and IT), said, "Deputy Mayor Seo worked well in sync with the staff and was someone many employees did not want to be transferred to the Seoul Metropolitan Government."

Seo’s popularity among the staff seems to stem from treating them not as subordinates but as 'colleagues' while working.

He is known to have a naturally clear disposition and rarely scolded the staff.

However, during his six years as Deputy Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, promotion as a public official was inevitably an issue. Seo had an opportunity to move to the Seoul Metropolitan Government earlier this year, but when Mayor Kim Soo-young faced difficulties, Seo voluntarily said, "I will stay by the Mayor's side," showing his commitment?a well-known anecdote.

Because of this, Mayor Kim earnestly requested Mayor Park Won-soon to transfer Deputy Mayor Seo to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which led to this successful outcome.

Seo graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in English Language and Literature and passed the 32nd Administrative Examination, making him a senior among Seoul Metropolitan Government executives at the director level.

An official said, "The day Seo received the transfer order to Seoul seemed to have clear skies as if the heavens were celebrating," congratulating him on his long-awaited transfer to the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

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