Kang Sung-cheon, New Deputy Minister of SMEs and Startups: "Excellent Timely Response to National Issues"

Kang Sung-cheon, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

Kang Seong-cheon, Secretary for Industry and Trade at the Blue House Presidential Secretariat, has been appointed as the new Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

Vice Minister Kang was born in 1964 in Gwangju and graduated from Daekwang High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Economics. He earned a master's degree in Policy Studies from Seoul National University Graduate School and a Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University Bloomington.

He began his public service career by passing the 32nd Administrative Examination and has held various positions including Director of Industrial Technology Development at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, Investment Policy Officer at the Trade and Investment Office of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Director of the Industrial Policy Office at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Deputy Minister for Trade at the same ministry. In October 2018, he moved to the Blue House as Secretary for Industrial Policy and has served as Secretary for Industry and Trade since January this year.

During his tenure as Secretary for Industry and Trade at the Blue House, Vice Minister Kang was recognized for his outstanding ability to promptly respond to national issues caused by Japan's export regulations. He is also expected to contribute to swiftly overcoming the crisis faced by small and medium-sized enterprises, small business owners, and self-employed individuals during the recent emergency economic situation.

Vice Minister Kang expressed his inauguration remarks, saying, "I will prioritize efforts to swiftly implement policies that small and medium-sized enterprises, small business owners, and self-employed individuals, who are experiencing great difficulties due to COVID-19, can feel and benefit from."

▲ Gwangju Metropolitan City ▲ Daekwang High School ▲ Seoul National University, Department of Economics ▲ Seoul National University Graduate School, Master of Policy Studies ▲ Indiana University Bloomington Graduate School, Ph.D. in Economics ▲ Passed Administrative Examination (32nd) ▲ Director of Industrial Technology Development, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy ▲ Director of Components and Materials Division, Ministry of Knowledge Economy ▲ Investment Policy Officer, Trade and Investment Office, Ministry of Knowledge Economy ▲ Industrial Policy Officer, Industrial Policy Office, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy ▲ Standing Member, Trade Commission ▲ Director, Industrial Policy Office, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy ▲ Deputy Minister for Trade, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy ▲ Secretary for Industrial Policy, Blue House Presidential Secretariat ▲ Secretary for Industry and Trade, Blue House Presidential Secretariat

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