Choo Mi-ae Marks 100 Days in Office with 8 Vacancies at Gyeonggi Affiliated Agencies

Marking 100 days since taking office, Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae faces a continued leadership vacuum, with the heads of 8 out of 28 public institutions affiliated with the provincial government vacant.

According to Gyeonggi Province on October 12, Kim Min-chul, president of the Gyeonggi Market and Shopping District Promotion Agency, finished his two-year term and stepped down on October 7.

Previously in August, one month after Governor Choo took office, three agency heads resigned sequentially: Gyeonggi Research Institute President Kang Sung-chan, Gyeonggi Women & Family Foundation CEO Kim Hye-soon, and Gyeonggi Environment and Energy Research Institute Director Kim Hye-ae.

All of these officials, who took office during the tenure of former Governor Kim Dong-yeon, resigned while their terms were still remaining.

Former Gyeonggi Research Institute President Kang had nearly half of his three-year term left, but reportedly expressed his intention to resign, suggesting that a new governor taking office calls for a new agency head to align with the new administration's tone.

The heads of four other affiliated agencies, including the Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Corporation, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, Gyeonggi Lifelong Education Foundation, and Korea Gyeonggi Company, had also stepped down prior to Governor Choo's inauguration due to expiration of terms or running for local elections, leaving those posts vacant.

Following these eight current vacancies, Gyeonggi-do Job Foundation CEO Yoon Duck-ryong and Gyeonggi Social Service Agency President Ahn Hye-young are also scheduled to finish their terms in November and December, respectively.

Since most heads of Gyeonggi affiliated agencies must undergo confirmation hearings by the provincial assembly, appointing new chiefs takes several months when factoring in open recruitment procedures.

An official from Gyeonggi Province said, "There are no recruitment schedules set yet for the vacant agency head positions," adding, "While concerns over management vacuums are being raised, we expect the open recruitment procedures to proceed after urgent tasks such as overcoming the fiscal crisis and organizational restructuring are somewhat wrapped up."
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