Kim Kyung-ho, Former Deputy Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, Appointed as People Power Party Gwangjin-eul Organization Chairman

At the People Power Party Supreme Council Meeting on the 13th, Kim Kyung-ho, former Deputy Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, was appointed as the organizational committee chairman for Seoul Gwangjin-eul, a position vacant since Mayor Oh Se-hoon's election... Kim Kyung-ho, a 31st Administrative Examination pass, is a skilled official who served as Seoul City's Planning Officer, Welfare and Health Director, Waterworks Headquarters Director, Urban Transportation Headquarters Director, and Seoul City Council Secretariat Chief (Grade 1). During his tenure as President of Seoul Agricultural and Marine Products Corporation, he successfully led the modernization project of Garak-dong Market before fully embarking on his political career.

The People Power Party's Supreme Council appointed Kim Kyung-ho, former Deputy Mayor of Gwangjin District, as the organizational committee chairman for Seoul Gwangjin on the 13th. Chairman Kim is delivering his inaugural speech upon assuming the position of Deputy Mayor of Gwangjin District on July 1, 2015.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Kim Kyung-ho, former Deputy Mayor of Gwangjin District (62), was appointed as the People Power Party's Gwangjin-eul Organizational Chairman on the 13th.

Kim, appointed as the Organizational Chairman of Gwangjin-eul, a position vacated after Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was elected in the April 7 by-election and took office, is originally from Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do. He passed the 31st Administrative Examination, served as a planning officer in Seoul City, and held key positions such as Director of the Welfare and Health Office, Director of the Waterworks Headquarters, Director of the Urban Transportation Headquarters, and Secretary General of the Seoul Metropolitan Council (Grade 1). After retirement, he served as the President of the Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation, making him a seasoned Seoul City bureaucrat.

During his tenure in Seoul City, Chairman Kim promoted major projects closely related to citizens' lives, such as the development of Sangam DMC, establishment of Seoul's energy policy, and the stabilization of the semi-public bus system.

In particular, Chairman Kim is known for his decisive work style and fair, performance-oriented personnel management, earning him many loyal juniors.

In a phone interview on the day of his appointment, the new Chairman Kim said, “I was disillusioned by the Democratic Party's incompetence and their nepotistic personnel practices.” He added, “I was inspired by the fresh shock of the People Power Party's June 30 party leader election, and when candidate Yoon Seok-yeol visited Garak Market on the 6th of last month, I felt sincerity in his modesty, attentiveness, and eagerness to learn, which led me to apply and be appointed as chairman.”

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