Lee Jeong-gon Appointed as the 21st Deputy Mayor of Yangsan

Lee Jeong-gon, the new Deputy Mayor of Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Yangsan-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 30th that Lee Jeong-gon (55, Local Deputy Director) of the Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Policy Bureau will take office as the 21st Deputy Mayor of Yangsan City on July 1.

The newly appointed Deputy Mayor Lee received his appointment letter from Mayor Kim Il-kwon of Yangsan on the 30th and plans to begin his official duties as Deputy Mayor starting with a visit to the Memorial Tower, without a separate inauguration ceremony.

Deputy Mayor Lee was born in December 1967 in Masan, Gyeongnam. He graduated from Masan Gyeongsang High School and Kyungpook National University with a degree in Agricultural Chemistry. He earned a master's degree from KDI School of Public Policy and Management and Michigan State University. He entered public service in 1997 through the Local Technical Examination and has served as Director of the Gyeongsangnam-do Women and Family Policy Office and Director of the Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Policy Bureau.

Deputy Mayor Lee expressed, “I consider it an honor to be assigned to Yangsan, a young city with more dynamism and development potential than any other city in Gyeongnam,” and added, “I feel a strong sense of responsibility to help Yangsan City advance as the central city of eastern Gyeongnam and will do my best.”

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