Kim Jang-sil, Former Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Appointed as President of Korea Tourism Organization
Park Bo-gyun, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (left), Kim Jang-sil, newly appointed President of the Korea Tourism Organization. Photo by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Kim Jang-sil, former 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (age 67), has been appointed as the first president of the Korea Tourism Organization under the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 6th that Kim, the former vice minister, will be appointed as the president of the Korea Tourism Organization, which has been vacant. The term of the new president is three years, from the 6th until October 5, 2025.
President Kim was born in 1956 in Gimhae, Gyeongnam. He passed the civil service examination in 1979 and served for over 30 years at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, holding positions such as Director of the Arts Bureau and Director of the General Affairs Office. During the Lee Myung-bak administration in 2008, he served as the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the following year, he was president of the Seoul Arts Center. In 2012, he was elected as a proportional representative member of the 19th National Assembly for the Saenuri Party. During the last presidential election, he was active in Yoon Seok-yeol’s campaign and served as the Chair of the National Integration Invitation Committee at the Presidential Transition Committee.
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Park Bo-gyun, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, “For our country’s tourism industry to overcome the crisis and move toward a new horizon, it must accompany Hallyu (K) content, and for that, the role of the Korea Tourism Organization is crucial at this time.” He added, “We expect that the extensive experience and expertise accumulated by the new president in the cultural tourism field will help the tourism industry overcome its crisis and contribute to South Korea’s leap forward as a globally attractive tourism destination.”
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