11 Public Institutions in Gyeonggi-do Face 'Term Expiration' of Heads This Year

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Among the 25 public institutions under Gyeonggi Province, the terms of office for as many as 11 heads of institutions will expire by the end of this year. Most of these heads began their terms with the appointment of Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung. Therefore, there is keen interest in whether these heads will be reappointed and in the selection of their successors.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 1st, the public institutions in the province whose heads' terms expire this year include Gyeonggi Sports Council, Gyeonggi Disabled Sports Council, KINTEX, Gyeonggi Art Center, Gyeonggi Job Foundation, Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation, Gyeonggi Daejin Technopark, Gyeonggi Lifelong Education Promotion Institute, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation, and Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency, totaling 11 institutions.

First, the institutions whose heads' terms expired at the end of August are KINTEX, Gyeonggi Sports Council, and Gyeonggi Disabled Sports Council.

Among these institutions, only KINTEX has appointed a new head. Last month, KINTEX appointed former Gyeonggi Peace Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young as its new representative. It is extremely rare for a politician to be appointed as the head of an exhibition and convention center like KINTEX. On the 1st, Lee held an inauguration ceremony and will serve a three-year term until the end of August 2023.

The Gyeonggi Sports Council has been vacant since July when Secretary-General Park Sang-hyun resigned. The Sports Council plans to recruit a successor Secretary-General through an open call.

The Gyeonggi Disabled Sports Council completed the recruitment for Secretary-General by the 18th of last month. Currently, a board meeting is being held to select the next Secretary-General. The province expects the final result to be announced in early this month. Inside and outside the Sports Council, there is strong support for the reappointment of the current Secretary-General Oh Wan-seok.

The institutions whose heads' terms expire in October are Gyeonggi Art Center, Gyeonggi Job Foundation, and Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation.

The atmosphere is leaning toward the reappointment of the current president Lee Woo-jong at the Gyeonggi Art Center. Previously, the Gyeonggi Art Center submitted a resolution supporting Lee's reappointment to Gyeonggi Province after deliberation by the executive recommendation committee.

Unlike the Gyeonggi Art Center, no decisions have been made yet regarding the Gyeonggi Job Foundation and Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation.

A provincial official said, "Nothing has been decided yet regarding the successors for the Gyeonggi Job Foundation and Welfare Foundation. The specific outline regarding open recruitment or reappointment is expected to be revealed around mid-month."

In November and December, the heads of five institutions?Gyeonggi Lifelong Education Promotion Institute, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation, Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency, and Gyeonggi Daejin Technopark?will have their terms expire.

These five institutions still have time left, so the selection process for successors has not yet started.

However, Gyeonggi Daejin Technopark President Lim Young-moon recently resigned ahead of his term expiration on December 22, leaving the position vacant. President Lim moved to become the president of Daejin University. The province plans to seek a successor through an open recruitment process.

Also, there is strong support for the reappointment of Lee Min-woo, chairman of the Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation, and Kim Ki-jun, president of the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency. This is because COVID-19 is spreading mainly in the metropolitan area, and it is important to maintain existing Gyeonggi policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises, small business owners, self-employed individuals, and SMEs, making the roles of these two heads crucial.

On the other hand, the reappointment prospects for Han Seon-jae, head of the Gyeonggi Lifelong Education Promotion Institute, and Kang Heon, CEO of the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, remain uncertain.

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