Seoul City Promotes 20 Department Heads... More Than Half of Administrative Positions Filled by Female Managers

Actively Promoting Managers Who Achieved Results in Key Policies and High-Pressure Departments

On the 17th, when Seoul recorded over 400 new COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time in history, citizens lined up to get tested at a temporary screening clinic set up in the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall in Jung-gu in the afternoon. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Seoul City announced on the 21st that it has appointed 20 Grade 5 public officials who achieved results through continuous response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and major policy projects as candidates for promotion to section chief level (Grade 4).

Among the candidates for promotion this time, 11 are administrative positions and 9 are technical positions. In particular, 6 out of the 11 administrative promotion candidates are women, marking the highest ratio ever (55%).

Kim Tae-gyun, Director of the Seoul City Administration Bureau, said, "As of December, the proportion of female managers at Grade 5 or higher in Seoul is 27.7%, the highest level nationwide," adding, "We plan to continue expanding female managers so that the invisible glass ceiling in the public service can be broken."

Below is the list of Seoul City section chief level promotion candidates.

◇ Grade 4 Promotion Administrative Positions

▶ Press Officer Kim Ji-hyung ▶ General Affairs Division Sa Chang-hoon ▶ Citizen Communication Officer Kang Sun-mi ▶ Tourism Policy Division Kim Yoon-ha ▶ Planning Officer Yoo Mi-ok ▶ Water Circulation Policy Division Ahn Hyung-joon ▶ Smart City Officer Kim Sook-hee ▶ City Council Secretariat Park Ji-hyang ▶ Welfare Policy Division Lim Ji-hoon ▶ Urban Infrastructure Headquarters Song Jun-seo ▶ Museum Division Kim Soo-hyun

◇ Grade 4 Promotion Technical Positions

▶ Urban Infrastructure Headquarters (Mechanical) Hwang Young-il ▶ Urban Planning Division (Civil Engineering) Shim Jae-wook ▶ River Management Division (Electrical) Lee Moon-joo ▶ Urban Management Division (Architecture) Kim Dong-gu ▶ Natural Ecology Division (Greenery) Kim Sang-guk ▶ Architectural Planning Division (Architecture) Jung Kwang-soon ▶ Jungnang District (Nursing) Lee Mi-ryong ▶ Health and Environment Research Institute (Health Research) Hwang In-sook ▶ Road Management Division (Civil Engineering) Choi Yeon-woo

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