[Profile] Hong Ji-sun, nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, is a policy expert with broad experience in housing and transportation in Gyeonggi Province

[Financial News] Hong Ji-sun, the Second Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nominated by President Lee Jae Myung as his pick for minister of land, infrastructure and transport, is a career bureaucrat who has held key posts in housing, roads, railways and construction in Gyeonggi Province. During Lee's time as governor of Gyeonggi Province, he served as head of the Urban Housing Bureau and also took part in the practical work behind the basic housing policy.
The Presidential Office described Hong as a "hands-on bureaucrat" with experience in major housing posts in Gyeonggi Province and as second vice minister at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. It said that, as head of the Urban Housing Bureau, he oversaw the entire process from housing supply design to on-site implementation, helping turn housing stability into tangible results.
Hong was born in Donghae, Gangwon Province, and graduated from Seongnam High School in Seoul. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Hanyang University and a master's degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. He entered public service after passing the second local civil service exam.
He built experience in social overhead capital projects by serving as head of the Road Policy Division, head of the Road Planning Division, director of the Construction Bureau, director of the Railroad Bureau, and director of the Railroad, Port and Logistics Bureau in Gyeonggi Province. He later oversaw urban planning and housing policy as director of the Urban Housing Bureau and managed overall city administration as vice mayor of Namyangju-si.
Hong was appointed second vice minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in December last year and has since overseen transportation policy for roads, railways and aviation, as well as construction policy. If confirmed by the National Assembly confirmation hearing and appointed minister, he will need to address key issues in land and transport policy, including expanding housing supply, reviving the construction market, improving the metropolitan transportation network, and strengthening railway and aviation safety.
The following is a summary of Hong's career.
Born in 1970 △ Donghae, Gangwon Province △ Seongnam High School △ Master's degree in civil engineering, Hanyang University △ Master's degree in urban and regional planning, University of Birmingham △ Passed the second local civil service exam △ Director of the Construction Bureau of Gyeonggi Province △ Director of the Railroad, Port and Logistics Bureau of Gyeonggi Province △ Director of the Urban Housing Bureau of Gyeonggi Province △ Vice mayor of Namyangju-si △ Current second vice minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

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