Yoon Administration's First Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs: Kim In-jung Appointed Deputy Minister

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] Kim Injung, currently the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), who was appointed as the first Deputy Minister of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on the 9th, is a seasoned agricultural policy official with nearly 30 years of experience in agricultural departments.

Born in Jincheon, Chungbuk, he graduated from Cheongju Shinhung High School and Yonsei University with a degree in Public Administration, and entered public service in 1994 by passing the 37th Administrative Examination.

Until 2011, he served as head of the Financial Evaluation Team, Minister’s Secretary, Planning and Finance Officer, and Director of the Rural Policy Division at MAFRA. Afterwards, he served as Director of the Development Project Bureau at the Saemangeum Development Agency until 2016. From December of the same year, he returned to MAFRA, holding positions such as Creative Agriculture and Food Policy Officer, Food Policy Officer, Director of the Rural Policy Bureau, Deputy Minister, and Director of the Food Industry Policy Office, and has been serving again as Deputy Minister since January last year.

During his tenure as Food Policy Officer, Kim was responsible for rice policies including rice supply and demand management, and recently led quarantine measures against livestock diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) and African swine fever (ASF).

▲ Jincheon, Chungbuk (54) ▲ Yonsei University, Department of Public Administration ▲ Passed Administrative Examination (37th) ▲ Master’s degree from Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Administration ▲ Planning and Finance Officer, MAFRA ▲ Director of Rural Policy Division, MAFRA ▲ Director of Development Project Bureau, Saemangeum Development Agency ▲ Creative Agriculture and Food Policy Officer, MAFRA ▲ Food Policy Officer, MAFRA ▲ Director of Rural Policy Bureau, MAFRA ▲ Deputy Minister, MAFRA ▲ Director of Food Industry Policy Office, MAFRA ▲ Deputy Minister, MAFRA

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