Gwangju Police 3 Officers and Jeonnam Police 4 Officers Appointed as 'The Flower of Police' Senior Superintendents

Three officers from Gwangju Police Agency and four from Jeonnam Police Agency have been nominated for promotion to Police Superintendent, known as the "flower of the police."

According to the National Police Agency on the 8th, the list of nominees for promotion to Police Superintendent includes Park Heung-won, Audit Division Chief; Seo Hyun-woo, Traffic Safety Division Chief; and Lee Beom-hyung, Intelligence and Situation Division Chief (all from Gwangju Police Agency), as well as Lee Kwang-jae, Administration Division Chief; Moon Young-sang, Criminal Investigation Division Chief; Ryu Gwan-song, Public Relations Division Chief; and Joo Jeong-jae, Forensic Science Unit Chief (all from Jeonnam Police Agency).

Park Heung-won, who entered through the police officer recruitment exam, was promoted to Police Superintendent after 10 years since his promotion to Police Lieutenant Colonel in 2013. Seo Hyun-woo and Lee Beom-hyung graduated from the Korean National Police University and were promoted to Police Lieutenant Colonel in 2014.

Among those from Jeonnam Police Agency, Lee Kwang-jae and Joo Jeong-jae entered through the police officer recruitment exam, Moon Young-sang graduated from the Korean National Police University, and Ryu Gwan-song is a graduate of the Executive Candidate Program. All four were promoted to Police Lieutenant Colonel in 2014.

Last year, three officers from both Gwangju and Jeonnam Police Agencies were promoted to Police Superintendent. This year, the number increased by one in Jeonnam Police Agency.

This year, a total of 135 Police Lieutenant Colonels nationwide have been nominated for promotion to Police Superintendent.

Police Superintendent is the rank following Commissioner General, Senior Commissioner, and Commissioner. It corresponds to the position of chief of local police stations and department head at the National Police Agency and provincial police agencies.

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