[Profile] Vice Minister Noh Yongseok of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, a Key SME Policy Expert with Extensive Experience
First Vice Minister of SMEs and Startups Appointed Under Lee Jaemyung Administration
Current Director General for SME Policy... Previously Served as Policy Planning Director
Noh Yongseok, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, is a seasoned bureaucrat well-versed in SME policy, having held a wide range of key positions within the ministry.
He graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in Business Administration and earned a master's degree in Business Administration from ESSEC Grande Ecole in France in 2005.
He entered public service by passing the 41st Higher Civil Service Examination and served as Deputy Director in the Export-Import Team of the Trade and Investment Promotion Office at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, and as Deputy Director of the Automobile and Shipbuilding Division at the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.
Noh Yongseok, New Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Photo by Yonhap News Agency, Presidential Office
View original imageFrom 2009 to 2012, he served as First Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in France. Beginning in 2012, he served as Director of Growth Promotion at the Small and Medium Business Administration, followed by Director of Re-Challenge Growth, Director of Overseas Market Coordination, and Deputy Director General of the Business Management and Market Division.
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From 2017 to 2019, he worked as Senior Administrator at the Office of the Presidential Secretary for SMEs and Startups. He subsequently served as Director General for Overseas Market Policy, Director General for Global Growth Policy, Director General for Startup Promotion Policy, Director General for SME Policy, Director General for Policy Planning, and Director General of SME Policy at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, shaping the framework of SME policy. As such, he is recognized as someone with deep knowledge of both the ministry and SME policy, as well as expertise in overseas markets.
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