New Gwangju Police Chief Appointed: Kim Joon-cheol, Director of the Police Security Bureau

Jeon Nam Police Chief Kim Jae-gyu Retained

Kim Joon-cheol, the newly appointed Commissioner of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Jooncheol, Director of the Police Security Bureau (Chief Superintendent), has been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency.

According to the Gwangju Police Agency on the 9th, the new Commissioner Kim is originally from Haenam, Jeonnam, and graduated from Namgang High School in Seoul and the Korean National Police University (Class 5) before commissioning.

He has since served as Chief of Boseong Police Station in Jeonnam Police Agency, Chief of Anseong Police Station in Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency, Chief of Nowon Police Station in Seoul Police Agency, and Director of the Security Division at the National Police Agency.

He also held positions as First Deputy Commissioner at Jeonnam and Gwangju Police Agencies, Director of the Security Bureau at the National Police Agency, and after promotion to Chief Superintendent, he served as Director of the Security Bureau at the National Police Agency.

Meanwhile, current Gwangju Police Commissioner Kim Gyotae has moved to become Director of the Community Safety Bureau at the National Police Agency, and Kim Jaegyu of Jeonnam Police Agency has been retained.

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