Yoon Overhauls Ministry of Science and ICT... 1st Vice Minister Lee Chang-yoon, 2nd Vice Minister Kang Do-hyun, Innovation Headquarters Chief Ryu Kwang-jun

President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed Lee Chang-yoon, head of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology Support Group, as the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT on the 23rd, and Kang Do-hyun, Director General of the Information and Communication Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, as the 2nd Vice Minister. Ryu Kwang-jun, Science and Technology Innovation Coordinator at the Ministry of Science and ICT, was selected as the head of the Science and Technology Innovation Headquarters, equivalent to the 3rd Vice Minister.

The Blue House announced that President Yoon approved the appointment of the vice ministers of the Ministry of Science and ICT on the same day. The appointment date is set for the 26th.

Lee Chang-yoon, the nominee for the 1st Vice Minister, graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Chemical Engineering and entered public service through the technical civil service examination, making him a seasoned technical bureaucrat.

The Blue House described Lee Chang-yoon as "a seasoned technical bureaucrat with 28 years of extensive experience and expertise in the field of science and technology policy, highly respected within the scientific community," and added, "He is expected to smoothly lead key tasks in research and development (R&D), such as future promising technology R&D and global cooperation."

Kang Do-hyun, the nominee for the 2nd Vice Minister, graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Diplomacy and has developed and promoted major ICT policies in the field of information and communication policy. The Blue House stated, "He is expected to swiftly respond to changes in technological conditions and, based on a strong reform will, promptly advance AI, digital transformation, telecommunications market improvement, and cybersecurity enhancement."

Ryu Kwang-jun, head of the Innovation Headquarters equivalent to the 3rd Vice Minister, graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Political Science and began his public service career at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. He gained experience in planning science and technology policies and reviewing and coordinating R&D budgets at the Ministry of Science and ICT. The Blue House said, "As head of the Science and Technology Innovation Headquarters, he is expected to steadfastly lead the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s R&D system innovation."

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