Seoul Appoints Hyuncheol Kim, Yonsei University Medical School Professor, as Chief Health Officer

A Medical Doctor and Economist
Advising on Citizens' Health
"The Core of Urban Competitiveness Lies in People's Lives"

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on October 6 that Hyuncheol Kim, professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine, has been appointed as the new Chief Health Officer of Seoul City.

The Chief Health Officer of Seoul is a non-standing private expert appointed by the city to incorporate external expertise and perspectives into municipal governance. The term of office is two years.

Hyuncheol Kim, the new Chief Health Officer of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Seoul Metropolitan Government

Dr. Kim, the newly appointed Chief Health Officer, is both a medical doctor and an economist who graduated from Yonsei University College of Medicine. He holds a master's degree in economics from Yonsei University and a master's degree in public health from Seoul National University, and earned his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University in the United States.

According to the city, after serving as a professor at Cornell University in the United States, Dr. Kim was tenured at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and has been recognized as a top-tier researcher in the field of international economics. He is currently serving as the Seoul Honorary Vice Mayor for Population and Low Birthrate (8th term), and recently participated as a member of the co-prosperity committee of the G3 Seoul Planning Commission, engaging in discussions on Seoul's future policy direction.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government expressed expectations that Dr. Kim will provide comprehensive policy advice that goes beyond the healthcare sector to examine a wide range of factors affecting citizens' health, such as changes in demographic structure, income, education, employment, and living environment.

Dr. Kim stated, "The competitiveness of a city is not determined solely by hardware such as roads and buildings; the software at its core is, ultimately, people's lives. As a medical doctor and economist who has dedicated my life to studying people, I will do my utmost to leverage my experience to make tangible improvements to the lives of Seoul citizens."

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