Ando Geol Appointed as Director of Budget Office at Ministry of Economy and Finance... Oversees 500 Trillion Won Super Budget

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on the 11th that it has appointed Ando-geol (55), Budget General Review Officer, as the new Budget Director (Grade 1), overseeing the formation of a super budget exceeding 500 trillion won.

New Director Ando-geol was born in 1965, graduated from Gwangju Dongsin High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Business Administration, and entered public service through the 33rd Administrative Examination.

He has held key positions in the budget and finance sector, including Director of Welfare Budget Division, Administrative and Safety Budget Review Officer, Welfare Budget Review Officer, Economic Budget Review Officer, and Budget General Review Officer. He also served as Senior Specialist at the Policy Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea. He is highly regarded for his outstanding ability to clearly present policy alternatives based on his insight into budget and finance.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy and Finance appointed Choi Sang-dae (55), Social Budget Review Officer, as the new Budget General Review Officer; Kim Wan-seop (52), Deputy Prime Minister’s Secretariat Chief, as the new Social Budget Review Officer; Kang Wan-gu (56), Deputy Prime Minister’s Policy Advisor, as the new Deputy Prime Minister’s Secretariat Chief; and Park Geum-cheol (48), Director, as the new Deputy Prime Minister’s Policy Advisor.

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