On the 13th, President Lee Jae-myung conducted personnel appointments for 10 Vice Ministers, including the first and second Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Administrator of the Public Procurement Service, the Administrator of the Statistics Korea, and the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration.
Kim Young-soo, head of the National Museum of Korea at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has been appointed as the first Vice Minister. Former chief of staff Kim Dae-hyun has been appointed as the second Vice Minister. Vice Minister Kim Young-soo graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in aesthetics and obtained a master's degree in public administration from Syracuse University in the United States. He entered public service as part of the 38th administrative examination and has served as the director of the content policy bureau and the Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Vice Minister Kim Dae-hyun graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in public administration and completed his master's degree at Central Michigan University in the United States. He served as the director of sports policy at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the director of cultural events for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics organizing committee.
Baek Seung-bo, Deputy Administrator of the Public Procurement Service, has been appointed as the Administrator of the Public Procurement Service, and Ahn Hyung-jun, Deputy Administrator of Statistics Korea, has been appointed as the Administrator of Statistics Korea. All appointments are internal promotions. Administrator Baek graduated from Korea University with a degree in economics and entered public service through the 39th administrative examination. He has served as the head of the new technology services department at the Public Procurement Service, Director for Planning and Finance, and Administrator of the Seoul Regional Public Procurement Service. Administrator Ahn graduated from Korea University with a degree in economics and started public service with the 40th administrative examination. He has served as the head of the statistics policy department, the director of the statistics data hub, and the Administrator of the Gyeongin Regional Statistics Office.
Lee Seung-don, head of the National Agricultural Research Institute, has been appointed as the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration, and Kim In-ho, head of the Environmental Education Innovation Research Institute, has been appointed as the Administrator of the Forest Service. Administrator Lee graduated with a Ph.D. in plant pathology from Seoul National University and has served as the head of planning and coordination at the National Agricultural Research Institute and the head of research policy at the Rural Development Administration. Administrator Kim has previously served as the vice chairperson of the Democratic Party of Korea's policy committee.
Lee Mi-sun has been appointed as the Administrator of the Korea Meteorological Administration. She holds a Ph.D. in atmospheric science from Seoul National University and has served as the Director of Climate Science, the Administrator of the Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration, and the Director of the Earthquake and Volcano Bureau.
Kim Chang-seob, head of the Science and Technology Department at the National Intelligence Service, has been appointed as the third Deputy Administrator of the National Intelligence Service, and Bang Yong-seung, co-representative of Jeonbuk People One, has been appointed as the Secretary-General of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC).