Yoon Administration's First National Tax Service Commissioner Likely Kim Chang-gi... First from Retired Officials

Kim Chang-gi, former head of the Busan Regional Tax Office

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] Kim Chang-gi, former head of the Busan Regional Tax Office, is reportedly the leading candidate for the first Commissioner of the National Tax Service under the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

According to government and political circles on the 10th, an announcement regarding the appointment of former Commissioner Kim as the 25th Commissioner of the National Tax Service is expected as early as this week. After undergoing a confirmation hearing by the National Assembly's Planning and Finance Committee, he will become the first retired National Tax Service official to assume the position of Commissioner.

Born in 1967 in Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk, Kim graduated from Cheonggu High School and Seoul National University with a degree in International Economics, and entered public service by passing the 37th Administrative Examination. Starting as General Affairs Manager at Jeju Tax Office in 1995, he served as head of Andong Tax Office and director of the Tax Administration Public Relations Division at the National Tax Service. During the Lee Myung-bak administration, he was dispatched to the Blue House Personnel Secretary's Office, and during the Park Geun-hye administration, he returned to the National Tax Service to lead the Underground Economy Formalization Task Force, a key government initiative at the time.

He later served as Director of the Tax Collection and Litigation Bureau at the Central Regional Tax Office, Director of the Investigation Division 2 at the Seoul Regional Tax Office, Auditor of the National Tax Service, and Director of the Individual Taxpayer Bureau. Promoted to first grade last year, he served as Commissioner of the Central Regional Tax Office and the Busan Regional Tax Office before retiring from public service in December last year. This marks a spectacular return as Commissioner of the National Tax Service just five to six months after retirement.

The government also views appointments for heads of other Ministry of Economy and Finance-affiliated agencies such as the Korea Customs Service and the Public Procurement Service as imminent.

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