Press Release: 11/13/2025
Governor Healey Appoints Gina K. Kwon as Secretary of Public Safety and Security
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11/12/2025
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BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey today announced that she has appointed Gina K. Kwon as Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). Kwon has served as Undersecretary for Law Enforcement at EOPSS since February 2023 and has significant prosecutorial and law enforcement experience at the state and local levels. Interim Secretary Susan Terrey will continue in her role as Deputy Secretary and Undersecretary for Homeland Security.
“Gina Kwon is a veteran prosecutor and law enforcement leader with extensive experience in public safety,” said Governor Healey. “She has a record of bringing together law enforcement and community leaders to enhance public safety around our state. I’m proud to appoint her as Secretary of Public Safety and Security, and I’m deeply grateful for Deputy Secretary Sue Terrey’s strong leadership during this transitional period.”
“I’m grateful to Governor Healey for putting her confidence in me to serve the people of Massachusetts in this critical role, as well as to Interim Secretary Terrey and the entire team at EOPSS for their constant support and partnership,” said Gina Kwon. “I look forward to working across the administration and across the state to strengthen relationships, support public safety and emergency response personnel, and improve community safety.”
Kwon assumes the role of Secretary following the retirement of Terrence M. Reidy, who has served in the role since 2021.
About Gina K. Kwon:
Gina K. Kwon was appointed as Undersecretary of Law Enforcement in the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in February 2023. In this role, she provided strategic leadership on policies, programs and budgetary matters related to the Massachusetts State Police, the Municipal Police Training Committee, and the Office of Grants and Research. She oversaw a transformative period at the Massachusetts State Police, including the hiring of Colonel Geoffrey Noble, who has made significant progress to improve accountability across the department and reform recruitment and training practices. Kwon also played an integral role in the recent series of public safety roundtables that Governor Healey hosted with law enforcement and community partners across the state to discuss collaborative strategies to enhance public safety. These roundtables informed Governor Healey's directive to the State Police to dedicate resources to preventing illegal street takeovers, which resulted in several successful operations.
Prior to joining EOPSS, Kwon had a distinguished career as a local and state prosecutor. She served as Chief of the Criminal Bureau at the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, leading major criminal investigations, prosecutions, and appeals. During her tenure with the Attorney General’s Office, Kwon served in the Enterprise, Major and Cyber Crimes Division, where she began as an Assistant Attorney General in 2015, was promoted to Deputy Division Chief in 2017 and rose to Division Chief in 2019. As Division Chief, Kwon guided complex narcotics, firearms, and cybercrime investigations and prosecutions.
Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, Kwon served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, assigned to the Narcotics/Asset Forfeiture Unit.
She began her career as Assistant District Attorney in the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, working primarily in the Lowell region and progressing to supervisory work in the Lowell District and Juvenile Courts. She then advanced to Lowell Superior Court, prosecuting gang- related crimes.
Kwon is a member of the Massachusetts Hate Crimes Task Force and previously served as a member on the Governor’s Task Force on Hate Crimes and the Forensic Science Oversight Board.
Kwon earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston College before receiving her juris doctor from New England Law School.