[Profile] Kim Jong-cheol, New Commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration

Kim Jong-cheol, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Security Service (59), has been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration. He is a former Army general and is regarded as an expert in defense administration.

Kim, the new commissioner, hails from Seongju, Gyeongbuk, graduated from Daegu Gyeseong High School, and was commissioned in 1988 as part of the 44th class of the Korea Military Academy.

President Yoon Suk-yeol approved the appointment of Kim Jong-cheol, Deputy Director of the Presidential Security Service, as the new Commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration on the 12th, the Presidential Office announced.
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He subsequently served as commander of the 73rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the 26th Army Division, chief of planning and organization at the First Army Command, and chief of staff of the First Corps. During the Park Geun-hye administration in 2015, he worked as the military officer of the Presidential Security Service.

He also held positions as commander of the 7th Infantry Division, director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operations Planning Department, and president of the Korea National Defense University. After retiring as a major general in 2021, he served as deputy chief of the Presidential Security Service.

The Presidential Office described him as "a defense administration and military expert who served in the military for over 30 years, holding key positions such as director of operations planning at the Joint Chiefs of Staff and president of the National Defense University," adding that "as deputy chief of the Presidential Security Service, he meticulously handled security protocol reestablishment related to the Presidential Office’s relocation to Yongsan and cooperated closely with related agencies such as the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

Kim’s inauguration ceremony will be held on the afternoon of the 13th at the Government Complex Daejeon.

▲ Seongju, Gyeongbuk (65) ▲ Daegu Gyeseong High School ▲ Korea Military Academy 44th class ▲ Commander of the 73rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, 26th Army Division ▲ Chief of Planning and Organization, First Army Command ▲ Chief of Staff, First Corps ▲ Military Officer, Presidential Security Service ▲ Commander, 7th Infantry Division ▲ Director, Civil-Military Operations Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff ▲ Director, Operations Planning Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff ▲ President, Korea National Defense University ▲ Retired as Major General ▲ Deputy Chief, Presidential Security Service

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