Professor Sunkwon Kwon of the School of Business Administration at Sookmyung Women's University has been elected as the new Chairman of the Minimum Wage Commission.


Sunkwon Kwon, the newly appointed Chairman of the Minimum Wage Commission. Photo by Yonhap News

Sunkwon Kwon, the newly appointed Chairman of the Minimum Wage Commission. Photo by Yonhap News

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The Minimum Wage Commission held its first plenary session at the Government Complex Sejong on April 21 and elected Professor Kwon as the 13th Chairman. Lim Donghee, standing commissioner of the Minimum Wage Commission, was elected as Vice Chairman.



Professor Kwon is an expert in labor economics and human resource management. Since 2019, he has served as a public interest commissioner on the 11th, 12th, and 13th Minimum Wage Commission, reviewing minimum wage policies.


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