Will Work for the future national development and regional development
[February 20, 2013]

 Professor Lee, Hwan Beom (50, photo) of the Department of Public Administration was appointed as the new 17th chairperson of the National Association Korean Local Government Studies(KLGS).

 The KLGS was first founded in 1995 in response of the age of local administration of Korea and its 500 members are conducting in-depth research and academic activities in relation to the local administrations and the resolution of pending problems of regions.

 Chairman Lee made a speech saying, "In light of the launching of the new Park Geun-hye Government, I will do my best to contribute to the KLGS for future national development and regional development." He also added, "Based on my experience in academic circles and in the government, I will look for ways to enhance the capacity of the association and expand ties, and furthermore, I will strive for the effective operation of the association and the improvement of its performance."

 Chairman Lee, who earned his master's and PhD of public administration at the University of Southern California, served as the director of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security(MOPAS) Organization Assessment Division (opened high-ranking position, 2007) and as the director of the MOPAS Administrative Assessment Center (2008-2009). While assessing the organizations of the central and local governments, he led the reforms of government-level administration systems, earning respect both internally and externally.

 In particular, during the Lee Myung-bak Government, he worked on shortening the gap between reality and government policies through government-academic linked activities as a committee person of the Presidential Commission for Decentralization and as a expert member of the Presidential Committee on Local Administration Reform. Furthermore, until recently at YU he served as the director of the URP (University Resource Planning) and as the dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration, and is currently the chief at the Korea Research Institute for Balanced Development.