Gyeongju City Appoints Kim Hojin, Director of Job and Economy Office of Gyeongbuk Province, as Deputy Mayor

Kim Hojin, the newly appointed Deputy Mayor./Gyeongju City

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongju City announced on the 21st that Kim Hojin (48), Director of the Job Economy Office of Gyeongbuk Province, has been appointed as the new Deputy Mayor.

Deputy Mayor appointee Kim Hojin is a graduate of Gyeongju High School and Gyeongbuk National University Law School, and began his public service career in 1998 through the Local Administration High-Level Examination.

Since then, he has served as Strategic Planning Officer at the Prime Minister's Office, First Secretary of the Cultural Exchange Cooperation Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Consul at the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vancouver, Director of the International Business Division of Gyeongbuk Province, Head of the Future Strategy Planning Team, Policy Planning Officer, Deputy Mayor of Gyeongsan City, and Director of the Job Economy and Industry Office.

In particular, during his tenure at Gyeongbuk Province, starting as the General Planning Officer of the New Gyeongbuk Planning Team, he held positions such as Administrative Planning and Coordination Officer, Head of the Future Strategy Planning Team, Policy Planning Officer in the planning field, as well as Director of the International Business Division and Director of the Job Economy and Industry Office, earning him the reputation of a 'strategic planning expert and job and economy specialist,' according to Gyeongju City.

Kim, who is scheduled to take office on January 1st next year, is also an administrative expert who completed a master's course in law and a doctoral course in public administration at the graduate school of Gyeongbuk National University.

Deputy Mayor appointee Kim Hojin pledged, "For the development of my hometown, I will prioritize revitalizing the economy together with the public officials of Gyeongju City and do my best to discover new growth engines and create local jobs."

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