Gina Kwon Named Massachusetts Public Safety Secretary

Gina Kwon named Massachusetts public safety secretary

Governor Maura Healey appoints Gina Kwon as the new Secretary of Public Safety and Security in Massachusetts, bringing law enforcement expertise.

Healey appoints new public safety chief

Governor Maura Healey has named a new public safety secretary. Gina Kwon has been appointed as Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). In her new role, she will oversee more than a dozen state agencies consisting of 8,700 personnel and a $1.7 Billion annual budget. The appointment of Kwon comes after the abrupt September retirement of former Secretary Terrence Reidy, who served under both Governor Healey and form…

Healey picks former AG's Office colleague for top public safety post

Longtime Gov. Maura T. Healey ally Gina Kwon, who worked alongside the governor for years in the Attorney General's Office, has been chosen to lead the state public safety secretariat, succeeding a Gov. Charlie Baker administration holdover who retired in September.