Park Il-jun, Vice Chairman of the Korea Federation of SMEs, Appointed as 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Park Il-jun, appointed as the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Korea Federation of Medium-sized Enterprises. [Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy]

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] Park Il-jun, the Executive Vice President of the Korea Federation of Medium-sized Enterprises, has been appointed as the second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

The Presidential Office announced on the 13th the appointment of 21 officials at the ministerial and vice-ministerial levels, naming Park as the second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Born in 1964, the new Vice Minister Park graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Economics in 1986. After passing the 31st Administrative Examination in 1987, he entered public service and served at the Blue House Presidential Office, then held positions such as Director General of Energy and Resources Policy and Director General of Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Additionally, Vice Minister Park served as President of Korea East-West Power from 2018 until last year, and in March of this year, he took office as Executive Vice President of the Korea Federation of Medium-sized Enterprises.

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