Park Jeong-bo, head of the Police Human Resources Development Institute, was appointed as the new chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
The Korean National Police Agency on the 25th released a list of appointments for superintendent general and senior superintendent general that includes these senior police personnel moves.
Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency chief Hwang Chang-seon was appointed chief of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, and Korean National Police Agency Bureau of Community Safety and Traffic director Han Chang-hun was appointed chief of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency. South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency chief Kim Seong-hui was named acting president of the Korea National Police University, and Gangwon Provincial Police Agency chief Eom Seong-gyu was appointed acting chief of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency. All five were promoted to superintendent general on the 12th.
Superintendent general is the rank directly below commissioner general, and there is only one commissioner general, the chief of the Korean National Police Agency. Superintendent general posts include the head of the National Office of Investigation, the Korean National Police Agency Vice Administrator, the president of the Korea National Police University, and the chiefs of the Seoul, Busan, Gyeonggi Nambu, and Incheon police agencies, for a total of seven positions.
New Seoul chief Park Jeong-bo (42nd class of officer candidates; from Jindo, South Jeolla) is classified as an "investigations expert," having served as chief of the South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency, deputy chief for investigations at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, investigations chief at the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency, and investigations chief at the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency. Gyeonggi Nambu chief Hwang Chang-seon (6th class of the Korea National Police University; from Hwaseong, Gyeonggi) spent much of his police career in traffic, serving as Director General for Planning and Coordination at the Korean National Police Agency, chief of the Situation Management Bureau, and head of the Traffic Planning Division. Incheon chief Han Chang-hun (45th class of officer candidates; from Muan, South Jeolla) is also a "traffic expert," having served as chief of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, head of the National Security Investigation Bureau, head of traffic guidance at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and head of the Traffic Safety Division at the Korean National Police Agency.
The government also announced transfers for senior superintendent generals, the rank directly below superintendent general.
Park Hyun-su, acting chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, who became eligible for promotion to superintendent general by Acting President Han Duck-soo in Feb., was excluded from this round of promotions and was appointed head of the Police Human Resources Development Institute. Gwak Byung-woo, chief of the Situation Management Bureau at the Korean National Police Agency, moved to Spokesperson of the Korean National Police Agency, and Son Je-han, deputy chief for investigations at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, moved to Director General for Planning and Coordination at the Korean National Police Agency.
For the metropolitan and provincial police agency chiefs filled by senior superintendent generals: ▲ Kim Byung-woo, director of Personnel Planning at the Korean National Police Agency, was appointed chief of the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency ▲ Choi Joo-won, head of the Future Policing Policy Bureau at the Korean National Police Agency, became chief of the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency ▲ Kim Dong-kwon, Spokesperson of the Korean National Police Agency, became chief of the Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency ▲ Lee Jong-won, head of the Community Safety Bureau at the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, became chief of the North Chungcheong Provincial Police Agency ▲ Lim Jeong-ju, chief of the Guard Bureau at the Korean National Police Agency, became chief of the South Chungcheong Provincial Police Agency ▲ Kim Jong-cheol, head of the Community Safety Bureau at the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency, became chief of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency ▲ Ko Pyeong-gi, head of the Crime Prevention and Response Bureau at the Korean National Police Agency, was appointed chief of the Jeju Provincial Police Agency.