Baekho Seoul Metro President Candidate Confirmation Hearing to Be Held on the 17th

Appointment of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons of the Special Committee for the Personnel Hearing of the Seoul Transportation Corporation President Candidate by the Seoul Metropolitan Council

Chairperson: Assemblyman Lee Byung-yoon (People Power Party, Dongdaemun District 1 Constituency)

Vice-Chairpersons: Assemblyman So Young-cheol (People Power Party, Mapo District 2 Constituency) · Assemblyman Lim Kyu-ho (Democratic Party, Jungnang District 2 Constituency)

Personnel Hearing for President Candidate (Baek Ho) Scheduled for May 17

The personnel hearing for Baek Ho, the Seoul Transportation Corporation president candidate, will be held at 10 a.m. on May 17.

The Special Committee for the Personnel Hearing of the Seoul Transportation Corporation President Candidate of the Seoul Metropolitan Council held its first meeting at 6 p.m. on May 3, appointing Assemblyman Lee Byung-yoon (People Power Party, Dongdaemun 1st District, photo) as Chairperson, and Assemblymen So Young-cheol (People Power Party, Mapo 2nd District) and Lim Kyu-ho (Democratic Party, Jungnang 2nd District) as Vice-Chairpersons.

This special committee consists of 15 members and plans to hold a personnel hearing for the Seoul Transportation Corporation president candidate (Baek Ho, former Director of Urban Transportation Office of Seoul City) at 10 a.m. on May 17.

The special committee was formed through the process of proposing a resolution to organize the steering committee chairperson (May 2) and appointing members (May 3) to select the Seoul Transportation Corporation president candidate.

The special committee will conduct a thorough evaluation of management capabilities and policy execution skills through the personnel hearing for the Seoul Transportation Corporation president candidate, transparently and objectively verifying whether the candidate is suitable to improve operational efficiency and citizen convenience of Seoul Transportation Corporation, a representative public enterprise of Seoul.

The personnel hearing is conducted based on the agreement between the Seoul Metropolitan Council and Seoul Metropolitan Government (Agreement on Conducting Personnel Hearings between Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Metropolitan Council, April 14, 2017) and the related memorandum of understanding (MOU on Personnel Hearing T/F for Appointment Candidates of Heads of Local Public Enterprises under Seoul Metropolitan Government, April 14, 2017). It is held to verify management capabilities on behalf of citizens and to ensure fairness and transparency in the personnel process for the appointment of heads of institutions under Seoul City.

Chairperson Lee Byung-yoon stated, “Seoul Transportation Corporation is the largest public enterprise under Seoul City, facing chronic operational deficits, aging facilities, subway fare increases in the second half of the year, labor-management relations, and other pressing issues. Through the personnel hearing for Baek Ho, the candidate for president of Seoul Transportation Corporation, we plan to conduct a transparent, objective, and in-depth evaluation not only of management and policy execution capabilities but also of suitability in terms of ensuring citizen safety, operational efficiency, organizational management, and labor-management harmony.”

The results verified through the personnel hearing will be compiled into a personnel hearing progress report according to the ‘Agreement on Conducting Personnel Hearings between Seoul Metropolitan Council and Seoul Metropolitan Government.’ The council will submit the report within 10 days (excluding holidays) after receiving the request (May 3) and conducting the hearing.

◆Personnel Hearing Committee Members

Lee Byung-yoon So Young-cheol Lim Kyu-ho Gyeong Gi-mun Kim Yong-il Kim Jong-gil Song Kyung-taek Yoon Ki-seop Yoon Young-hee Lee Kyung-sook Lee Jong-bae Jung Ji-woong Kim Kyung Seong Heum-je Choi Jae-ran

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