"First in 5 Years" Choi Byungyoon of Gwangju Police Promoted to Senior Superintendent General

Choi Byung-yoon Named for Promotion to Senior Superintendent General
A Distinguished Officer from Police Recruitment Program
Officers from Yeongam and Naju in South Jeolla Also Promoted

For the first time in five years since 2021, Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency has produced a newly promoted Senior Superintendent General, known as the "star of the police."

On April 3, the National Police Agency announced that a total of 28 officers have been selected for promotion to Senior Superintendent General. Among them, Choi Byung-yoon (age 54, 181st class of police officer recruitment), head of the 112 Integrated Security Situation Room at the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, has been named to the list of those scheduled for promotion.

Choi, who hails from Suncheon in South Jeolla Province, graduated from Suncheon Maesan High School and the Department of Police Administration at Daebul University. He joined the police force in October 1992 as a police officer. After being promoted to Superintendent in 2019, he was recognized as a field expert, having served as Director of Information and Equipment at the North Jeolla Provincial Police Agency, Chief of Suncheon Police Station, Chief of Gwangyang Police Station, Director of Public Safety and Foreign Affairs at the South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency, and Director of Police Administration and Information Technology at the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency.

There was also a notable rise in officers from the Gwangju and South Jeolla regions. The promotion list includes Lee Jinsoo, Chief of the Criminal Affairs Division at Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, who is from Gwangju; Cho Woojong, Director of Traffic Planning at the National Police Agency, from Yeongam, South Jeolla; Son Changhyun, Chief of Suseo Police Station in Seoul, from Naju; and Ko Youngjae, Director of Forensic Science at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, from Yeosu.

Within the Gwangju police, there is a sense of encouragement as an internal candidate has been promoted for the first time in five years.

A local police official commented, "We are pleased that a regional officer with extensive field experience has been recognized for his abilities and promoted. We expect this to bring renewed vitality to the entire organization."

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