Kim Kwan-yong (born November 29, 1942) has been the 29th, 30th and 31st governor of
Gyeongsangbuk-do
North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...
Province,
Republic of Korea
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. He is currently the 20th Executive Vice-President of the
National Unification Advisory Council
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since 11 October 2022.
He was also the mayor of
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* Gumi, North Gyeongsang, a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
** Gumi University
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from 1995 to 1997, serving again in 2006. He is a member of the
Grand National Party
The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...
.
Education
He graduated from Daegu Teachers' School in 1961. He received his BS in Economics from
Yeungnam University
Yeungnam University is a private research university located in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. The university's predecessors, Taegu College and Chunggu College, were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967, the two ...
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
From 1961 to 1967 Kim worked as an elementary school teacher in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do. In 1989 he became Superintendent of Gumi Tax Office. From 1991 to 1993 he was an Administrative Officer(Secy) to the President for civil affairs. In 1995 he was elected Mayor of Gumi, serving until 1997, and then later again in 2006. In 1999 he was appointed Honorary Professor of Shenyang Industry University in China. On 1 July 2006 he became the 29th Governor of the Province of Gyeongsangbuk-do. In 2010 he was reelected as Gyeongsangbuk-do(North Gyeongsang Province) governor, with 75.4% of the vote. On 2 June 2010 he was reelected again. On 1 July 2010 he was sworn in as Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do at the Inauguration Ceremony of the EXPO Park in Gyeongju.
Honours
*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
External links
Gyeongsangbuk-Do > Provincial Government > Governor* https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/06/113_66976.html
1942 births
Living people
People from Gumi, North Gyeongsang
Politicians from North Gyeongsang Province
South Korean Roman Catholics
Yeungnam University alumni
Liberty Korea Party politicians
Mayors of places in South Korea
Governors of North Gyeongsang Province
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