Commissioner Jo Ji-ho of the National Police Agency, Renowned for Outstanding Work Execution... Successfully Completed Large-Scale Organizational Restructuring in a Short Period

From Cheongsong, Gyeongbuk, Graduate of Police University 6th Class
Leading Major Investigations Swiftly

"Without hiding cowardly, I just need to create an environment where employees can work hard and take responsibility myself."

This is the image of a leader envisioned by Commissioner Jo Ji-ho of the National Police Agency. He emphasizes the importance of creating an environment where the police can focus on their work. Commissioner Jo stressed that, given the nature of police work involving many intertwined interests, adhering to principles is the solution in such situations.

At the same time, Commissioner Jo emphasized Article 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea: "Public officials are servants of the entire people and are responsible to the people." The principle Commissioner Jo highlighted is to work with a responsible attitude while keeping the people in mind.

Police Chief Jo Ji-ho is being interviewed by Asia Economy at the National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yong-jun

Commissioner Jo is well known within the police for his outstanding work execution skills. He is from Cheongsong, Gyeongbuk, and graduated as part of the 6th class of the Korean National Police University. In 2011, he was promoted to Chief Superintendent and served as Chief of Sokcho Police Station in Gangwon, Director of the Women and Juvenile Affairs Division at the National Police Agency, Chief of Seocho Police Station in Seoul, and Personnel Officer and Innovation Planning and Coordination Officer at the National Police Agency.

After being promoted to Senior Superintendent in 2019, he served as Chief of Seongseo Police Station in Daegu, First Deputy Commissioner of Daegu Police Agency, and Security Situation Manager at the National Police Agency. From March to May 2022, he was dispatched to President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Presidential Transition Committee, where he handled personnel verification tasks.

In June 2022, he was promoted to Commissioner and served as Director of the Public Safety Information Bureau at the National Police Agency. Within six months, he was rapidly promoted to Senior Commissioner and appointed as Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency. At that time, he led the large-scale police organizational restructuring promoted by the government in response to the increase in abnormal group crimes, completing it in a short period. Since being appointed Chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in January this year, he has swiftly led major investigations into issues such as collective actions by medical residents and medical sector rebates.

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