Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Lee appoints Park Dong-il and Shin Ji-chang to senior economic posts
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung appointed two senior officials on Oct.
16.
Park Dong-il was named vice minister at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, and Shin Ji-chang was named vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission.
Park is an industry policy expert with experience planning and coordinating industrial policy.
Shin is a career official with experience in financial and industrial affairs, including support programs for low-income people and small merchants.
The appointments fill vacant senior roles, and South Korea’s presidential spokesperson said Park could help advance the country’s work on future strategic industries.
The appointments are intended to support continuity in the two institutions; no further steps were announced.
President Lee Jae Myung appointed Park Dong-il as vice minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources and Shin Ji-chang as vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission.
The appointments were announced on Oct. 16 and filled two vacant vice-minister-level posts.
Both appointees were promoted from senior roles within their respective organizations.
Park was the ministry’s industry policy chief, while Shin was the Financial Services Commission’s secretary general.
Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung described Park as an industry policy expert and Shin as an experienced official in financial and industrial sectors.
- Who
- President Lee Jae Myung appointed Park Dong-il and Shin Ji-chang.
- What
- Park was named vice minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, and Shin was named vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission.
- When
- Oct. 16, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The appointments filled vacant posts. The presidential spokesperson said the appointments were intended to support continuity in government work.
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President Lee Jae Myung appointed Park Dong-il and Shin Ji-chang to the two vacant vice-minister-level posts.
Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung described the appointees’ experience and expertise.
- Park Dong-il
- Appointed vice minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources
- Shin Ji-chang
- Appointed vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission
- Appointment date
- Oct. 16, 2026
- Park’s previous role
- Senior official at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources
- Shin’s previous role
- Senior official at the Financial Services Commission
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industry policy expert with extensive experience in planning and coordinating industrial policies
a career official well versed in the financial and industrial sectors