【충북 브레이크뉴스】임창용 기자=충북도는 31일 최복수(사진) 전 강원도 행정부지사를 제4대 충북경제자유구역청장으로 임용(2025. 1. 1. 자, 임기 3년)한다고 밝혔다.

  충북경제자유구역청장은 개방형 직위(1급 상당)로 경제자유구역 혁신생태계 조성, 바이오밸리 및 에어로폴리스 개발 및 분양, 국내외 투자 유치 등을 총괄하는 중요한 역할을 맡는다.

  최복수 청장은 한양대 행정학과를 졸업하고, 행정고시 35회로 공직에 입문하였으며, 충북도에서 공직을 시작해 기획관, 국제통상과장, 청주시 부시장 등을 역임하여 지역 현안에 대한 이해도가 깊은 것으로 알려졌다.

  또한, 중앙부처로 전출한 뒤에는 행정안전부에서 오래 근무하면서 국장과 실장 직책을 담당했고, 주중한국대사관 참사관, 대통령실 선임행정관, 강원도 행정부지사 등을 거친 행정 전문가로, 중앙과 지역간 긴밀한 협조체계를 구축할 적임자로 평가받는다.

  최 청장은 “경제자유구역청 조직의 조속한 안정을 도모하고, 직원들과 화합하여 충북경제자유구역이 제2의 도약을 할 수 있는 경쟁력을 갖추는데 모든 역량을 쏟겠다”고 각오를 밝혔다.

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Chungbuk Province appoints former Gangwon Province Vice Governor Choi Bok-soo as new Chungbuk Free Economic Zone Authority head

Chungbuk Province announced on the 31st that it will appoint former Gangwon Province Vice Governor Choi Bok-soo (pictured) as the 4th Chungbuk Free Economic Zone Authority head (January 1, 2025, 3-year term).

The Chungbuk Free Economic Zone Authority head is an open position (equivalent to Grade 1) and will play an important role in overseeing the creation of an innovation ecosystem in the economic free zone, development and distribution of bio valleys and aeropolises, and attracting domestic and international investment.

Commissioner Choi Bok-soo graduated from Hanyang University's Department of Public Administration and entered public service through the 35th Civil Service Examination. He began his public service career in Chungbuk Province and served as Planning Director, Director of International Trade, and Vice Mayor of Cheongju City, and is known to have a deep understanding of local issues.

In addition, after being transferred to the central government, he worked for a long time at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, taking on the positions of director and director, and as an administrative expert who served as counselor at the Korean Embassy in China, senior administrative officer at the Office of the President, and vice-governor of Gangwon Province, he is evaluated as the right person to establish a close cooperative system between the central and regional areas.

Commissioner Choi expressed his determination, saying, “I will devote all my capabilities to quickly stabilizing the organization of the Free Economic Zone Authority and to harmonizing with the employees so that the Chungbuk Free Economic Zone can have the competitiveness to make a second leap forward.”