Baek Bokhwan Inaugurated as Deputy Mayor of Dong-gu, Gwangju... "Leading the Way for a Stay-Type Cultural City"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Bae Bok-hwan, the newly appointed Deputy Mayor of Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, held an inauguration ceremony on the 1st and officially began his duties.

Deputy Mayor Bae entered public service in July 1996 through the national level 7th grade open competitive exam, and has served in the Presidential Secretariat, the National Civil Complaints Commission, and held positions such as Head of the Dong-gu Cultural City Promotion Team and Director of the Welfare Economy Bureau.

Since transferring to Gwangju City in 2018, he has held key positions including Head of the Military Airport Policy Division at the Military Airport Relocation Promotion Headquarters and, most recently, Head of the Innovation Growth Headquarters at the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, earning a reputation as a public official with outstanding internal and external communication skills.

He stated, “I am honored to work again in Dong-gu, the ancestral home of Gwangju,” and expressed his determination, saying, “Together with the respected Mayor Im Taek and over 1,000 public officials, I will do my best to create a city people want to visit and a cultural tourism city where visitors can stay.”

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