Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: Hwang Seong-gyu, Standing Member of Daegwangwi... Transportation Expert

Hwang Seong-gyu, Nominee for the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Photo by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] Hwang Seong-gyu, standing member of the Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Committee, has been nominated as the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

On the 26th, President Moon Jae-in made personnel appointments for eight vice minister-level positions, including the Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Unification, and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Nominee Hwang was born in 1964 and graduated from Jinju Dongmyeong High School, Seoul National University with a degree in Korean Language and Literature, and earned a master's degree in Urban and Regional Studies from the University of Birmingham in the UK.

He passed the 36th Administrative Examination and has served as Director of Technology Safety Policy, Director of Comprehensive Transportation Policy, and Director of the Railway Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Having long been in charge of transportation-related work, he is regarded as a transportation expert. While serving as a standing member of the Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Committee at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, he was responsible for metropolitan transportation policies linked to new towns.

Hwang is known to own one house. Last year, he sold an 84.99㎡ unit in Doram Village 15 Complex, Dodam-dong, Sejong, for 730 million KRW and continues to own a 136.38㎡ unit in Imkwang Apartment, Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

◆ Profile of Hwang Seong-gyu, Nominee for 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

▶ Born 1964, Sacheon, Gyeongnam ▶ Daekwang High School, Seoul ▶ Korean Language and Literature, Seoul National University ▶ 36th Administrative Examination ▶ Master’s in Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham, UK ▶ Director of Automobile Policy, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ▶ Director of Technology Safety Policy, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ▶ Director of Comprehensive Transportation Policy, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ▶ Director of Railway Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ▶ Standing Member, Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

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