New Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Park Beom-su... "A seasoned agricultural policy official with rich policy experience"

Park Beom-su, Secretary for Agriculture, Food and Water Resources at the Presidential Office, appointed as the new Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Park Beom-su, the Secretary for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs at the Presidential Office, was appointed as the new Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on the 4th. Vice Minister Park is regarded as a seasoned agricultural policy official with extensive experience, having served as Policy Planning Officer and Deputy Vice Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs since entering public service.

Born in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do, Vice Minister Park graduated from Gwangju Daedong High School and earned a degree in Economics from Sungkyunkwan University. He later obtained a master's degree in Public Administration from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M University Graduate School in the United States.

Vice Minister Park began his public service career in 1996 after passing the 39th Administrative Examination. He served as Director of the Resource Environment Division, Director of Agricultural Finance Policy Division, and Officer in charge of Fiscal Evaluation before becoming Senior Administrative Officer at the Presidential Office’s Agriculture, Livestock and Food Secretariat. Subsequently, he held positions such as Director of Distribution and Consumption Policy, Policy Planning Officer, Director of Livestock Policy Bureau, and Deputy Vice Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Since November 2022, he has worked as Secretary for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs at the Presidential Secretariat. A Presidential Office official stated, "Vice Minister Park is well-suited to actively implement national tasks in the agricultural policy sector and to manage the pressing issue of agricultural and food price control," explaining the reason for his appointment.

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