Kim Dong-yeon

Kim Dong-yeon (Korean: 김동연; Hanja: 金東兗; born 28 January 1957) was President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Economy and Finance and ex officio Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea,[1] until December 2018.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Dong-yeon
김동연
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
10 June 2017 – 10 December 2018
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byYoo Il-ho
Succeeded byHong Nam-ki
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
10 June 2017 – 10 December 2018
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byYoo Il-ho
Succeeded byHong Nam-ki
Minister for Government Policy Coordination
In office
25 March 2013 – 22 July 2014
Prime MinisterChung Hong-won
Preceded byLim Jong-ryong
Succeeded byChoo Kyeong-ho
Personal details
Born (1957-01-28) 28 January 1957
Eumseong, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Alma maternow-Seokyeong University
Seoul National University
University of Michigan

After finishing high school, he worked at Seoul Trust Bank (now absorbed into Hana Bank) while completing his undergraduate degree in law at the nigh school of now-Seokyeong University.[2]

He spent most of his time in government at Ministry of Economy and Finance and its preceding agencies where he began and ended his career in public service at.

In 1982 he passed the state exams for both legal affairs and administration and began working as a working-level administrator at its preceding agency. He took numerous economy and budgeting related roles in government ministries, Office of the President and presidential transition team.[3]

He was recruited by three consecutive presidents. He was Lee Myung-bak's second vice finance minister and Park Geun-hye's minister for government policy coordination. Before promoted to Moon Jae-in's first finance minister, he was the 15th president of Ajou University for two years.[4]

Kim holds four degrees - a bachelor in law from now-Seokyeong University, two master's in administration from Seoul National University and University of Michigan and a doctorate in administration from University of Michigan.

References
  1. "MINISTER ABOUT MOSF - Minister's Biography". english.mosf.go.kr. Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. "신임 경제부총리 후보자 김동연은 누구…이명박 정부 금융위기 극복 도운 일등공신". 서울경제 (in Korean). 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  3. "[프로필] 김동연 경제부총리 겸 기획재정부 장관 내정자". biz.chosun.com (in Korean). 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. 입력 2017.06.06 00:01 (2017-06-06). "부총리 내정돼 학교 떠나는 김동연 전 총장…대학생들 반응 보니". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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