Bang Gi-seon Appointed as 1st Vice Minister of Ministry of Economy and Finance... Choi Sang-dae as 2nd Vice Minister

Jang Young-jin Appointed as 1st Vice Minister of Industry... Private Sector Professor An Deok-geun Named Head of Trade Negotiations Headquarters

Bang Gi-seon, First Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance, and Choi Sang-dae, Second Vice Minister (from left).

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol appointed deputy ministers for 15 ministries of the new government on the 9th, naming Bang Gi-seon, director at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), as the 1st Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Choi Sang-dae, Budget Office chief at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as the 2nd Deputy Minister.

Deputy Minister Bang Gi-seon, born in 1965, graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Economics and entered public service through the 34th Administrative Examination. He has held key positions in policy and budgeting, including Director of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Budget Division, Director of the Welfare Budget Division, Economic Budget Review Officer, Director of Policy Coordination Bureau, and Vice Minister.

Deputy Minister Choi Sang-dae, also born in 1965, graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Economics. He entered public service through the 34th Administrative Examination and has served in various roles such as Director of Labor Environment Budget Division, Director of Welfare Budget Division, Director of Budget Policy Division, Director of Budget General Division, Director of Fiscal Innovation Bureau, Social Budget Review Officer, Budget General Review Officer, and Budget Office chief, earning a reputation as a 'budget expert.' He prepared the second supplementary budget (supplementary budget) to be implemented immediately after the new government’s launch and plans to actively promote 'expenditure restructuring' in the future.

Jang Young-jin, 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Ahn Deok-geun, Chief Negotiator for Trade (from left).

Jang Young-jin, President of the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, was appointed as the 1st Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Deputy Minister Jang, born in 1966, graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in Economics and entered public service through the 35th Administrative Examination. He has held key positions including Energy and Resources Policy Officer, Investment Policy Officer, Industrial Technology Convergence Policy Division, Director of Industrial Innovation Growth Office, and Director of Planning and Coordination Office.

Professor Ahn Deok-geun of Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies, a private-sector appointee, was named Head of the Trade Negotiations Headquarters at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Professor Ahn, born in 1968, holds a degree in International Economics from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Michigan, USA.

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