[Profile] Park Kwang-seok, Newly Appointed Commissioner of the Korea Meteorological Administration

Park Kwang-seok, New Commissioner of the Korea Meteorological Administration / Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Park Kwang-seok (53), a seasoned environmental bureaucrat, has been appointed as the 14th Commissioner of the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 1st.

Commissioner Park entered public service after passing the 1991 civil service exam and has held key positions at the Ministry of Environment, including spokesperson, Director of the Resource Circulation Bureau, Director of Environmental Policy, Director of the National Institute of Environmental Human Resources Development, Director of the Natural Environment Policy Office, and Director of Planning and Coordination.

In 2017, the first year of the Moon Jae-in administration, he served as Senior Administrative Officer at the Climate and Environment Secretariat of the Presidential Policy Office, leading the government's climate and environmental policies. He is recognized for his high expertise in the fields of environmental and climate policy and is highly regarded both inside and outside the organization.

▲ Gyeonggi (53) ▲ Seoul Dongbuk High School ▲ Seoul National University, Department of Political Science ▲ Seoul National University, Master's in Public Administration ▲ Ministry of Environment Spokesperson ▲ Ministry of Environment Director of Resource Circulation Bureau ▲ Ministry of Environment Director of Environmental Policy ▲ Director of National Institute of Environmental Human Resources Development ▲ Senior Administrative Officer, Climate and Environment Secretariat, Presidential Policy Office ▲ Ministry of Environment Director of Natural Environment Policy Office ▲ Ministry of Environment Director of Planning and Coordination

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