Song Minheon, Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency.

Song Minheon, Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Song Min-heon (51), Chief of Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, was promoted and appointed as Deputy Commissioner General of the National Police Agency on the 4th.


Born in Chilgok, Gyeongbuk, Deputy Commissioner Song graduated from Korea University with a degree in Public Administration, passed the 39th Administrative Examination in 1995, and was appointed as Superintendent in 1999.


Deputy Commissioner Song is known as a leading 'planning expert' within the police. He worked at the Police Reform Planning Team of the National Police Agency in 2013, and in 2018, he was promoted to Commissioner and served as the Planning and Coordination Officer of the National Police Agency. Since July last year, he has served as Chief of Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, maintaining stable public security in the Daegu area, which was in turmoil due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


In this personnel reshuffle, he was promoted to Senior Commissioner and appointed as Deputy Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, taking on a significant role in the police reform phase, including investigation authority adjustment and the introduction of autonomous police. He is evaluated as having strong work execution skills and excellent interpersonal relationships.



▲Chilgok, Gyeongbuk ▲Korea University, Department of Public Administration ▲39th Administrative Examination ▲Chief of Chilgok Police Station, Gyeongbuk ▲Consul at the Chicago Consulate in the United States ▲Chief of Eunpyeong Police Station, Seoul ▲Senior Superintendent of the Police Reform Planning Team, National Police Agency ▲Second Deputy Chief of Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency ▲Dispatched to the Presidential Security Office ▲Information Review Officer, National Police Agency ▲Planning and Coordination Officer, National Police Agency ▲Chief of Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency


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