[Profile] Park Hwajin Appointed New Vice Minister of Employment and Labor... Expert in Employment and Labor Relations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] On the 1st, the Blue House appointed Park Hwajin, Director of Labor Policy (59), as the new Vice Minister of Employment and Labor.

On the 1st, the Blue House announced this vice minister-level personnel appointment through a briefing. Spokesperson Kang Minseok stated, "By deploying talented individuals who understand the Moon Jae-in administration's national philosophy and possess work capabilities to frontline ministries, we will accelerate the achievement of national performance."

Regarding Vice Minister Park, he was described as "an expert who has held key positions related to employment, labor relations, and industrial accident prevention, such as Director of Labor Policy, Director of Labor-Management Cooperation Policy, and Director of Industrial Accident Prevention and Compensation Policy at the Ministry of Employment and Labor."

Vice Minister Park was born in 1962, graduated from Busan Daedong High School, earned a degree in Sociology from Seoul National University, and obtained a master's degree in Labor Relations from the University of Wisconsin in the United States.

He began his public service career in 1991 at the Ministry of Employment and Labor's Industrial Safety Bureau. He has served as Director of the Labor Standards Bureau, Director of the Industrial Accident Prevention and Compensation Policy Bureau, Director of Planning and Coordination, Director of Labor-Management Cooperation Policy, and Director of Labor Policy.

▲ Born 1962 ▲ Busan Daedong High School ▲ Seoul National University, Sociology ▲ University of Wisconsin, Labor Relations, Master's ▲ Passed the 34th Administrative Examination ▲ Director of Labor-Management Cooperation Policy, Ministry of Employment and Labor ▲ Director of Industrial Accident Prevention and Compensation Policy Bureau, Ministry of Employment and Labor ▲ Director of Planning and Coordination, Ministry of Employment and Labor

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