Education Background

Feb. 1966 : BA in Business Administration, Seoul National University

Jun. 1973 : MA in Development Economics, Williams College, Mass., U.S.A.

Feb. 1999 : Ph.D. in Business Administration, Myongji University

Experience

Since Mar. 2008 : Chairman & Publisher, Kyeonggi Daily News

Sep. 2006 : President, Seoul University of Foreign Studies

Jul. 1998 : Governor of Kyeonggi Province (12millian population)

Nov. 1997 : Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economy

Mar. 1997 : Minister, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy

Dec. 1996 : Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economy

Aug. 1996 : Vice Minister, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

Dec. 1995 : Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology

Dec. 1994 : Administrator, Office of Supply

May. 1994 : Deputy Minister for Domestic Finance Affairs of Ministry of Finance

Apr. 1993 : Deputy Minister for International Finance Affairs of Ministry of Finance

Feb. 1992 : Legislative Counselor, Financial Committee of the National Assembly

Dec. 1991 : Director General, Securities Bureau of Ministry of Finance

Jun. 1989 : Executive Director, the World Bank

Nov. 1986 : Executive Director, International Monetary Fund

Mar. 1985 : Director General, Finance Bureau of Ministry of Finance

Jun. 1984 : Director General, Economic Cooperation Bureau of Ministry of Finance

May. 1980 : Financial counsellor, Korean Embassy in the United Kingdom