Kim Jin-sun explained

Module:
Kim Jin-sun or Kim Jin Sun
Hangul:김진선
Hanja:Korean: {{linktext|金|振|兟
Rr:Gim Jinseon
Mr:Kim Chinsŏn
Office1:Governor of Gangwon Province
Term Start1:July 1, 1998
Term End1:June 30, 2010
Predecessor1:Choi Gag-gyu
Successor1:Lee Kwang-jae
Office2:President of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
Term Start2:October 19, 2011
Term End2:July 21, 2014
Predecessor2:Dmitry Chernyshenko
Successor2:Cho Yang-ho
Leader2:Jacques Rogge
(2011-2013)
Thomas Bach (2013–2014)
Office3:Chair of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
Term Start3:October 19, 2011
Term End3:July 21, 2014
Predecessor3:Committee established
Successor3:Cho Yang-ho
Birth Date:November 10, 1946
Birth Place:Gangwon, Southern Korea
Education:Bachelor of Public Administration, Dongguk University
Party:Grand National

Kim Jin-sun (; born November 10, 1946) is a former governor of Gangwon Province, South Korea, and former president of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics which was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[1]

He resigned from the top post of the POCOG in July 2014 only nine months after being reelected, although his current temp should have expired as late as in October 2015.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-Gangwon governor to lead PyeongChang Games committee . . 4 October 2011 . 16 December 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120118032451/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/10/123_96061.html . 18 January 2012 .
  2. News: President of the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee steps down. July 21, 2014. AIPS Media.