[Profile] Cho Seung-hwan, Nominee for Minister of Oceans and Fisheries... "Expecting Discovery of New Driving Forces"

Jo Seung-hwan, former President of the Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Promotion

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol announced on the 13th that Cho Seung-hwan, former president of the Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Promotion, has been nominated as the new Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.

Nominee Cho was born in 1966 in Busan and graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in law from Korea University. He also completed the LL.M. program at the University of Washington School of Law in the United States.

Starting in 1992 at the Unification Ministry's Unification Policy Office, he worked in the Prime Minister’s Political Secretary Office and Protocol Secretary Office. In 2003, he served as Director of the Coastal Planning Division at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and in 2006, as Director of the Port Logistics Division at the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office.

He later served as Director of the Incheon Port Construction Office at the Incheon Regional Maritime Affairs and Port Office in 2011, Director of the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office in 2016, and President of the Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Promotion from 2018 to 2021. Nominee Cho is regarded as an expert in marine R&D (research and development) with 27 years of public service experience and practical expertise in shipping logistics and the marine and fisheries sector.

The transition team stated, "He has devoted great attention to securing innovative growth engines to lead the future value of the marine and fisheries sector, innovating the R&D management system for performance creation, and establishing a sustainable marine and fisheries industry ecosystem," adding, "Based on this passion, we expect him to discover new driving forces for Korea’s marine and fisheries industry in the future."

[Education and Career]

▲ Born in Busan ▲ Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Law from Korea University ▲ Completed LL.M. program at University of Washington School of Law ▲ Director of Coastal Planning Division, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries ▲ Director of Incheon Port Construction Office, Incheon Regional Maritime Affairs and Port Office ▲ Director of Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office ▲ President of Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Promotion

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