Kim Kyung-seon

Kim Kyung-seon[1] (Korean: 김경선; born 1969), also known as Kim Kyong-seon,[2] is a South Korean bureaucrat serving as Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family under President Moon Jae-in from September 2020.[3] She was previously the first woman to lead the Planning and Coordination Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.[1]

For the North Korean table tennis player, see Kim Gyong-sun.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Kyung-seon
김경선
Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family
Assumed office
9 September 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun
MinisterLee Jung-ok
Chung Young-ai
Preceded byKim Hee-kyung
Personal details
Born1969
Alma materSeoul National University
Indiana University

Since 1992 when she passed the state exam, Kim has dedicated her career in public service mostly at Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL).

In September 2019 Kim was promoted as the head of the Planning and Coordination Office, the most senior office in any ministries. Kim holds two titles of being the first woman in MOEL - the first woman to lead this Office and previously the division/team, a subordinate organisation of a bureau.[4]

Kim holds four degrees - a bachelor in English literature, a Master of Public Policy and a doctorate in law from Seoul National University and a master's in law from Indiana University.[5]

References
  1. "News > News > Policy > Ministry of Employment and Labor". www.moel.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  2. "Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family profile".
  3. 이치동 (2020-09-08). "(LEAD) KCDC chief tapped as head of new state disease control agency". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. "[프로필] 김경선 여성가족부 차관…고용부 첫 여성 기조실장".
  5. NEWSIS (2020-09-08). "초대 질병관리청장에 정은경…복지부 2차관 강도태(종합)". newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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