Ministry of Justice Appoints Jeong Jae-min, Head of Support Business Team at Defense Acquisition Program Administration, as New Legal Affairs Counselor

Jeong Jae-min, the new Legal Affairs Officer of the Ministry of Justice. / Provided by the Ministry of Justice

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] The Ministry of Justice has appointed Jeong Jae-min, head of the Support Ship Project Team at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) (age 43, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 32), to the vacant position of Legal Affairs Officer.

On the 30th, the Ministry of Justice announced that Jeong would be appointed as the Legal Affairs Officer of the Ministry of Justice effective from the 2nd of next month.

Jeong, a graduate of Pohang Steel High School and Seoul National University’s Department of Law, passed the 42nd Judicial Examination in 2000 and served as a judge for about 11 years starting in 2006.

He also earned a master's degree in international law from Seoul National University Graduate School in 2006. In 2011, he worked as a legal advisor on Dokdo issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in 2014, he served as a judicial researcher at the former International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Afterwards, in 2017, he moved to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, where he held positions such as head of the Cost Verification Team, head of International Cooperation, and head of the Special Ship and Support Ship Project Team.

The Ministry of Justice stated, “We expect that the new Legal Affairs Officer, based on his extensive practical experience and expertise as a legal professional and public official, will provide a higher level of legal services that meet the public’s expectations through various legislative improvements.”

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