Culture Ministry 1st Vice Minister Oh Young-woo, Environment Ministry Hong Jeong-gi, SMEs Ministry Kang Seong-cheon... President Moon Conducts Vice Minister-Level Personnel Changes

(From left) Oh Young-woo, 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Hong Jeong-gi, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environment; Kang Seong-cheon, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups; Lee Moon-gi, Administrator of the Administrative City Construction Agency (Photo by Cheong Wa Dae)

[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] On the 23rd, President Moon Jae-in carried out personnel appointments for vice ministers of three ministries, the Administrator of the Administrative City Construction Agency, and secretary-level officials of the Presidential Secretariat.

On the same day, President Moon appointed Oh Young-woo (55), Director of the Planning and Coordination Office at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Hong Jung-gi (54), Head of the Four Major Rivers Investigation and Evaluation Team, as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environment; and Kang Sung-chun (56), currently Secretary for Industry and Trade at the Blue House Presidential Secretariat, as Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

The newly appointed 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Oh graduated from Seodaejeon High School in Daejeon and Seoul National University with a degree in Geography. He earned a master's degree in Arts Management from the University of Oregon and a doctorate in Information Management Engineering from Korea University. He passed the 34th Administrative Examination and has served as Policy Planning Officer, Copyright Policy Officer, and Director of the Overseas Cultural Promotion Agency at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The new Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environment, Hong graduated from Unho High School in Chungbuk and Yonsei University with a degree in Public Administration. He earned a master's degree from the University of Delaware and a doctorate in Engineering from Seoul National University's Graduate School of Environmental Studies. He passed the 35th Administrative Examination and has held positions such as Head of the Han River Basin Environmental Office, Director of Water Environment Policy, Director of Natural Environment Policy, and Head of the Four Major Rivers Investigation and Evaluation Team.

The new Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Kang graduated from Daekwang High School in Seoul and Seoul National University with a degree in Economics. He earned both master's and doctoral degrees in Economics from Indiana University. He passed the 32nd Administrative Examination and has served as Industrial Policy Officer, Director of Industrial Policy, and Deputy Minister for Trade, and is currently working as a secretary at the Blue House.

Additionally, Lee Moon-ki (54), currently Director of the Planning and Coordination Office at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, was appointed as Administrator of the Administrative City Construction Agency. Lee graduated from Daekwang High School in Seoul and Seoul National University with a degree in Economics and earned a master's degree in Public Administration from the same university. He passed the 34th Administrative Examination and has served as Housing Policy Officer, Spokesperson, and Director of Housing and Land at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

(From the left) Namgu Lee, Secretary for Public Service Discipline, Jeongyeol Yoo, Secretary for Industry and Trade

Furthermore, President Moon appointed Lee Nam-gu (55), Head of the Public Service Inspection Headquarters at the Board of Audit and Inspection, as the successor to Choi Kang-wook, former Secretary for Public Service Discipline, who resigned on the 16th to run for the National Assembly election. Lee graduated from Suwon High School and Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in Agricultural Economics. After passing the 38th Administrative Examination, he served as Audit Officer, Head of the IT Audit Team, Director of the Social Welfare Audit Bureau, and Head of the Public Service Inspection Headquarters at the Board of Audit and Inspection.

Yoo Jung-yeol (54), Director of Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, was appointed as Secretary for Industry and Trade, filling the vacancy created by the promotion of Kang Sung-chun to Vice Minister. Yoo graduated from Paichai High School and Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and earned both master's and doctoral degrees from the same university. Yoo, who was specially admitted to Harvard University in the field of science and technology and earned a master's degree in Public Administration, has served as Deputy Director of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and Director of the Industrial Innovation Growth Office at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

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