[Profile] Lim Gi-geun Appointed Secretary for Government Policy Coordination... Veteran Economic Official and Budget Expert

Lim Gi-geun, who was appointed as the Minister-level Secretary for Government Policy Coordination by President Lee Jae-myung on July 10, is a veteran economic official who has held key positions in both the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Planning and Budget Office.

President Lee Jae-myung appointed Lim Gi-geun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Budget, as Minister-level Secretary for Government Policy Coordination on the 10th. The photo shows Vice Minister Lim Gi-geun of the Ministry of Planning and Budget speaking at an emergency economic ministers' meeting and supply chain stabilization committee held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on March 18, 2026, regarding the commercialization support projects for AI application products. Photo by Jo Yongjun

Born in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, he graduated from Songwon High School in Gwangju and the Department of Business Administration at Seoul National University, and entered public service by passing the 36th Higher Civil Service Examination. He later obtained a master's degree in economics from Indiana University in the United States.

At the Ministry of Economy and Finance, he built expertise in budget affairs, serving as Director of the Regional Budget Division, Director of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budget Division, Director of the Budget Policy Division, and Director of the Comprehensive Budget Division. After being promoted to director-general, he served as Director-General for Administrative and Defense Budget, Director-General for Economic Budget, and Director-General for Comprehensive Budget, overseeing the central government's budget formulation and earning a reputation as a budget expert.

He was also responsible for policy coordination work as Director-General for Public Policy and Director-General for Policy Coordination, and expanded his expertise in fiscal affairs as Director-General for Fiscal Planning. At the Office for Innovation and Growth, he participated in discovering future growth engines and establishing growth strategies.

In July 2023, he was promoted to Assistant Minister for Fiscal Management at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, where he oversaw fiscal policy and national finance operations. In December of the same year, he was appointed as Commissioner of the Public Procurement Service (a vice ministerial-level post), where he was credited with supporting corporate innovation growth through field-oriented procurement administration.

Returning as the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in June last year, he was appointed Vice Minister of the Planning and Budget Office in January this year, following the government's organizational restructuring that split the Ministry of Economy and Finance into the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the Planning and Budget Office. Until Minister Park Hong-geun took office in March, he acted as minister, leading the organization through its early days.

He is highly regarded for his outstanding planning skills and strong work drive, earning deep trust both inside and outside government circles. During his early days as division director at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, he was selected three times by staff as the "boss they would most like to emulate," earning a place in the "Hall of Fame."

▲ Born in Haenam, South Jeolla Province in 1969 ▲ Songwon High School in Gwangju ▲ Department of Business Administration, Seoul National University ▲ Master's in Economics, Indiana University (U.S.) ▲ 36th Higher Civil Service Examination ▲ Director, Regional Budget Division, Ministry of Economy and Finance ▲ Director, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budget Division ▲ Director, Budget Policy Division ▲ Director, Comprehensive Budget Division ▲ Director-General for Fiscal Planning ▲ Director-General for Administrative and Defense Budget ▲ Director-General for Public Policy ▲ Director-General for Policy Coordination ▲ Director-General for Economic Budget ▲ Director-General for Comprehensive Budget ▲ Assistant Minister for Fiscal Management ▲ Commissioner, Public Procurement Service ▲ 2nd Vice Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance ▲ Vice Minister, Planning and Budget Office

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