Kim Kwan-yong
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Kim Kwan-yong in Jan 2016
Kim Kwan-yong | |
Hangul | 김관용 |
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Hanja | 金寬容 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Gwannyong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kwannyong |
Kim Kwan-yong (born November 29, 1942) is the governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea. He was also the mayor of Gumi from 1995 to 1997, serving again in 2006. He is a member of the Grand National Party.
Decoration
- 1998 Awarded the Konrad Adnauer Self-Governing Organization Prize
- 2000 Awarded the 7th BPW Gold Award from Business & Professional Women's Clubs of Korea
- 2003 Awarded for excellence in local self-government management from KMA
- 2004 Awarded the Grand Prix in leadership category at the national productivity innovation competition
Education
He graduated from Daegu Teachers' School in 1961/ He received his BS in Economics from the University of Yeungnam in 1969. He received an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Kumoh National Institute of Technology in 1998. He received a Master's degree from the Graduate School in public administration of Yeungnam University in 2001.
Career
- 1961-67 Teacher of Gumi Elementary School, Province of Gyeongsangbuk-do
- 1989 Superintendent of Gumi Tax Office, Province of Gyeongsangbuk-do
- 1991-93 Administrative Officer(Secy) to the President for civil affairs
- 1995/7 -2006/6 Mayor of Gumi-City (elected by citizens three consecutive terms)
- 1999 Honorary Professor of Shenyang Industry University in China
- 2006/7/1 29th Governor, Province (State) of Gyeongsangbuk-do(first term)
- 2010/6/2 GNP incumbent Kim Kwan-yong was also reelected as Gyeongsangbuk-do(North Gyeongsang Province) governor after he garnered the highest 75.4 percent of the vote.
- Kim Kwan-yong of the GNP easily succeeded in re-election as governor of North Gyeongsang Province, a decades-old stronghold of the GNP on June-2-1010 election.
- 2010/7/1 Sworn in as Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do on the Inaugural Ceremony at the EXPO Park in Gyeongju
External links
- Gyeongsangbuk-Do > Provincial Government > Governor
- For Korean site visit http://www.gb.go.kr/open_content/about_gb/index.jsp?LARGE_CODE=10&MEDIUM_CODE=40&SMALL_CODE=10&SMALL_CODE2=30&SMALL_CODE3=&target=main&URL=/open_content/about_gb/chairman/chairman_chief_story.jsp
- http://gb.go.kr/governor2/pages/index.jsp?LARGE_CODE=210&MEDIUM_CODE=10&SMALL_CODE=20&SMALL_CODE2=&SMALL_CODE3=&target=main&URL=/governor2/pages/governor/profile.jsp
- http://people.naver.com/DetailView.nhn?frompage=nx_people&id=19498
- http://minihp.cyworld.com/pims/main/pims_main.asp?tid=44640238
- https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/nation_view.asp?newsIdx=28409&categoryCode=116
- http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=104&oid=091&aid=0002405185
- https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/06/113_66976.html
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