Source: Korea Times

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200510/kt2005103117584968040.htm

On October 31, 2005 the Korea Times reported, "Rev. Ji Kwan became the 32nd top administrator of the nation’s biggest Buddhist order Monday, winning a majority 165 votes out of the order’s 320 representatives. According to the Chogye Order of Korea Buddhism, the 72-year-old Buddhist monk won over Rev. Jung Nyun by 19 votes in a ballot held at Chogye-sa Temple in central Seoul. The runner-up won 146 votes. Eight votes were discounted while one vote went to a minor candidate. With the result, Ji Kwan is entitled to lead the order for the next four years, following his predecessor Rev. Bub Jang, who died of heart attack in September. 'I will do my best to set a solid foundation for the order’s internal harmony and stabilization,' he said at a news conference held at the temple just after the election results were announced. 'I would like to introduce Korea’s Buddhism overseas by promoting our cultural properties and inviting more people to the temple-stay programs,' Ji Kwan added."