Former Minbyun Chairman Kim Ho-cheol Elected as the 11th Chairperson of the National Police Commission

Attorney Kim Ho-cheol was elected as the 11th Chairman of the National Police Commission on the 26th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Kim Ho-cheol (57), a lawyer from the Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyun), has been elected as the 11th Chairperson of the National Police Commission.

The National Police Commission announced on the 26th that it held an extraordinary meeting in the National Police Commission conference room in Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, attended by all members of the National Police Commission, to elect the new chairperson.

The newly elected Chairperson Kim Ho-cheol graduated from the Department of Law at Korea University and passed the 30th Judicial Examination in 1988. After completing the Judicial Research and Training Institute (20th class) in 1991, he served as the lead attorney at Hanul Law Firm, a visiting professor at the Korean National Police University, and president of Minbyun.

The National Police Commission is a collegial deliberative and decision-making body established under the Police Act within the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to ensure the political neutrality of the police and the democratic and fair operation of police affairs. It was established on July 31, 1991, alongside the launch of the National Police Agency. It exercises authority such as deliberation and resolution on public security policies, consent rights for the appointment recommendation of the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, and the recommendation of members for city and provincial autonomous police committees.

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