Gwangju Special City has announced promotions for officials at level 4 and above.
The focus was on organizational stability and continuity of administration.
A total of 34 officials were promoted, including 18 from the former South Jeolla Province and 16 from Gwangju City.
Lee Byeong-cheol, the Director of the Participatory Innovation Bureau at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, has been appointed as the head of the National Planning and Coordination Office.
According to Gwangju Special City, the Personnel Committee approved the promotion of three officials to level 2, seven to level 3, and 24 to level 4 on September 22.
The level 2 promotions include Kang Hyo-seok, head of the Administrative Integration Promotion Team; Kim Gi-hong, head of the South Jeolla-Gwangju Semiconductor Industry Support Team; and Lee Sang-bae, Director of the Climate and Environment Bureau.
Kang and Kim are from the former South Jeolla Province, while Lee is from the former Gwangju City.
Among the seven level 3 promotions, five are from the former South Jeolla Province and two from Gwangju City.
Those from South Jeolla include Kim Seung-hee, head of the Administrative Support Division; Bae Yong-seok, dispatched from the Administrative Support Division; Lee Gil-yong, Director of Cultural Policy; Lee Byeong-cheol, head of the Strategic Industry Division at the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone Authority; and Jeon Chang-woo, head of the Eco-Friendly Fisheries Division.
The two from Gwangju are Kang Eun-soon, head of the Democratic Veterans Division, and Yoon Mi-ra, head of the Strategic Promotion Team.
For level 4, 11 officials from South Jeolla and 13 from Gwangju were promoted.
In the national senior civil service appointments, Lee Byeong-cheol will move to the position of head of the Gwangju Integrated Special City Planning and Coordination Office on September 28.
Current Deputy Mayor for Safety and Livelihood, Ko Gwang-wan, will resign from his position on September 30.
Gwangju Special City has postponed some appointments for senior officials at levels 2 and 3 until January.
The plan is to make additional appointments after assessing the organizational operation in the early stages of integration.
Subsequent appointments will take place after October 7.
The city plans to sequentially finalize promotions and transfers for positions at level 4 and below, considering regional administrative needs, living areas, and job expertise.
Mayor Min Hyung-bae stated, "This personnel appointment is the first practical step in administrative integration. We have established a system to effectively respond to key special city tasks while fully respecting the experiences and opinions accumulated by the organization."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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