Former Incheon mayor Park Nam-chun appointed as president of Incheon International Airport Corporation... Inaugurated on the 19th
Incheon International Airport Corporation's president position, which had been vacant for 9 months, has been resolved.
Quick Look
- Former Incheon Mayor Park Nam-chun has been nominated as the next president of Incheon International Airport Corporation.
- He was finally recommended as a candidate for the 11th president at the general shareholders' meeting on the 13th, and the final decision will be made after recommendation by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and approval by the President.
- The inauguration ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 19th.
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Why It Matters
Incheon International Airport Corporation is a single shareholder system in which the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport secures 100% of the shares, and the final decision on the president is made upon recommendation by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and approval by the President. It has been operated under an acting system for nine months after former president Lee Hak-jae stepped down without completing his term.
‘9-month Incheon Airport head vacancy’ resolved
(Incheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sang-yeon = Former Incheon Mayor Park Nam-chun was appointed as the next president of Incheon International Airport Corporation.
According to Incheon Airport Corporation on the 13th, the corporation held a general shareholders' meeting this morning and finally recommended former Mayor Park as the 11th president.
The corporation is a single shareholder with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport securing 100% ownership. The general shareholders' meeting was not held as an official event, but was conducted in writing.
The president of the construction company is finally decided upon recommendation by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and approval by the President.
The inauguration ceremony will be held on the 19th in the main auditorium on the first floor of the Incheon Airport Corporation East Building of the Joint Government Building.
Former Mayor Park, who is from Incheon, graduated from Jemulpogo and Korea University Law School and entered public service through the public administration exam (24th).
He then served as the head of the general affairs department of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the director of the National Oceanographic Research Institute, the head of the Blue House's State Affairs Office and senior secretary for personnel affairs during the Roh Moo-hyun administration, a member of the 19th and 20th National Assembly, and the mayor of Incheon in the 7th popular election.
The term of office for the president is three years, and the president can be reappointed in one-year increments depending on job performance, etc.
The corporation has been operating under an acting president system for nine months since former president Lee Hak-jae stepped down last February without completing his term.
Major pending issues and tasks at Incheon Airport include the 5th phase expansion of Incheon Airport, large-scale projects such as overseas airport development, and labor-management negotiations.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Former Incheon Mayor Park Nam-chun will be officially inaugurated as the 11th president of Incheon International Airport Corporation after recommendation by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and approval by the President.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Final appointment date of nominee Park Nam-chun
- After taking office as president, specific plans for pending issues such as five-stage expansion and overseas airport development
- Labor-Management Negotiation Outlook







