Hwang Jeong-hoon Appointed as First Tax Tribunal Chief under Yoon Administration... Promoted to Tribunal Judge after 6 Years

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] Hwang Jeonghun, the 2nd Standing Commissioner, has been appointed as the first Tax Tribunal President under the Yoon Seok-yeol administration. This is the first time in six years since 2016 that a commissioner has been promoted to Tax Tribunal President.

President Hwang graduated from Seoul High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Business Administration, and entered public service through the 35th Administrative Examination. He started his career at the National Tax Service and served as Director of the Tax Special Cases Division, Corporate Tax Division, and Tax Policy Division at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

After completing a dispatch to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), he was appointed as the 5th Commissioner of the Tax Tribunal in 2017. He has served as the 4th and 3rd Commissioner and is currently serving as the 2nd Commissioner.

The move from Standing Commissioner to Tax Tribunal President is the first in six years since President Shim Hwa-seok in 2016. He is the fifth to hold the position following the inaugural President Heo Jong-gu and the 4th to 6th Presidents Park Jong-seong, Kim Hyeong-don, and Shim Hwa-seok.

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