Ministry of Economy and Finance, Vice Minister Kim Beom-seok, Budget Office Director Kim Dong-il, Tax Policy Office Director Jeong Jeong-hoon

Personnel Changes at Deputy Minister Level in the Ministry of Economy and Finance
Im Gi-geun Appointed as Fiscal Management Officer

The Ministry of Economy and Finance appointed Kim Beom-seok as the new Vice Minister, Kim Dong-il as the Director-General of the Budget Office, and Jeong Jeong-hoon as the Director-General of the Taxation Office. Lim Gi-geun was appointed as the Fiscal Management Officer (Vice Minister), who is practically responsible for fiscal strategy and management.

From the left, Kim Beom-seok, newly appointed Deputy Minister, Im Gi-geun, newly appointed Director of Financial Management, Kim Dong-il, newly appointed Director of the Budget Office, Jeong Jeong-hoon, newly appointed Director of the Taxation Office

The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on the 23rd that it had made these first-level personnel appointments.

Vice Minister Kim graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Business Administration and entered public service in 1993 by passing the 37th Administrative Examination. He has held key positions in the Economic Policy Bureau, including Director of the Price Policy Division, Director of the Human Resources Policy Division, and Director of the Fiscal Planning Division. Last year, as Director-General of the Policy Coordination Bureau, which coordinates policies across ministries, he led the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's export and investment revitalization policies.

Director-General Kim of the Budget Office was born in 1970, graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Business Administration, and entered public service by passing the 37th Administrative Examination. He is regarded as a budget and personnel expert within the Ministry of Economy and Finance. He has served as Director of the Education Budget Division, Director of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Budget Division, Director of the Welfare Budget Division, Director of the Budget Policy Division, Director of the Budget General Division, spokesperson, and Economic Budget Review Officer.

Director-General Jeong of the Taxation Office was born in 1967, graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Economics, and entered public service by passing the 37th Administrative Examination. He has served as Director of the Income and Corporate Tax Policy Division and Director of the Property and Consumption Tax Policy Division at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. He has also held positions such as Director of the Tax Policy Division, Director of the Tax Analysis Division, Director of the Income Tax System Division, Director of the Fund Operation Planning Division, and Director of the Multilateral Tariff Cooperation Division.

Fiscal Management Officer Lim graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Business Administration and began his public service career in 1992 by passing the 36th Administrative Examination. He is regarded as a ‘budget expert’ who has served as Director of the Budget Policy Division, Director of the Budget General Division, Economic Budget Review Officer, and Budget General Review Officer in the Budget Office of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to finalize the first-level personnel appointments soon by announcing the spokesperson’s promotion from director-level to director-general-level.

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