The organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang has been launched.

The committee held its inaugural general assembly meeting at a Seoul hotel and elected its first chief, former Gangwon Province governor Kim Jin-sun.

Kim’s term will be through October 2013. He will also head the executive committee.

The secretary general will be former secretary general of the organizing committee for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Daegu Mun Dong-hu.

There will be 13 other senior officials including Gangwon Province governor Choi Moon-soon and figure skater Kim Yu-na.

The committee will complete its legal registration in October with the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Ministry and begin operations in full.