[Profile] Kim Hee-gyeom, Nominee for Director of the Disaster Management Headquarters, Ministry of the Interior and Safety

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] In the government vice-ministerial personnel reshuffle on the 1st, Kim Hee-gyeom (56, photo), Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, was appointed as the Director of the Disaster Management Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Born in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, appointee Kim graduated from Suwon Yushin High School and the Department of Public Administration at Sungkyunkwan University. He earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Seoul National University, a master's degree in Regional Development from the University of Birmingham in the UK, and a doctorate in Public Administration from Sungkyunkwan University.

He entered public service through the 31st Administrative Examination, served as Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs 2 of Gyeonggi Province, Director of Disaster Management at the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, and Director of Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Currently, he is serving as Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs 1 of Gyeonggi Province.

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