Korean Theater Association Elects Son Jeong-woo, Representative of Theater Company Yumokmin, as 27th Chairman

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Son Jeong-woo, the representative of the theater troupe Yumokmin, has been elected as the 27th chairman of the Korea Theater Association. The term is four years.

On the 28th of last month at 2 p.m., the 61st regular general meeting and the election for the 27th executive improvement of the Korea Theater Association were held at the Roun Art Hall on the 2nd floor of the Korea Artists Center.

Out of 500 delegates of the Korea Theater Association, 443 exercised their voting rights, and candidate Son Jeong-woo was elected with 258 votes.

In his inaugural speech, newly appointed Chairman Son Jeong-woo said, "When future theater juniors look back on the four years that I and the delegates have created, I will do my utmost to make it a proud memory."

New Chairman Son Jeong-woo pledged key promises including securing new projects and diversifying projects to expand the association's finances, securing government-level financial support to reestablish private theaters and elevate private theaters to the level of national and public theaters, efficient utilization and cooperation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's artist protection officer system, and establishing a Theater Artists' Rights Violation Prevention Center to protect the lives and activities of theater artists and guarantee their rights.

New Chairman Son Jeong-woo has served as the 2nd generation member of Hyehwa-dong 1st, representative of the theater troupe Yumokmin, professor of acting at Kyonggi University, member of the 3rd Korea-Japan Cultural Exchange Committee, artistic director of Seoul Theater Bomb, and president of the Korea Theater Directors Association.

The Korea Theater Association, established in 1963 to promote and develop theater arts while fostering friendship and welfare among theater artists, is a representative organization of Korean performing arts with 17 city and provincial branches (including Sejong Special Self-Governing City) and over 9,000 members nationwide.

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