Jeong Hyangwoo Appointed as Director General for Planning and Coordination at Ministry of Planning and Budget

The Ministry of Planning and Budget announced on the 28th that Jeong Hyangwoo, Director of Social Budget Review, has been appointed as the Director General for Planning and Coordination.

Jeong, the newly appointed Director General, was born in 1969 and entered public service through the 40th Higher Civil Service Exam. He graduated from the Department of Anthropology at Seoul National University and earned a master's degree in public administration from the same university. He also completed doctoral coursework in political science at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.

He previously served as Director of Social Budget Review and Director of Policy Planning at the Ministry of Planning and Budget and its predecessor, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, as well as Director of Planning and Coordination at Statistics Korea. At the division head level, he held roles such as General Director for Public Policy, Director of Public Institutional Planning, and Director of Financial Management, gaining extensive experience in budget, public policy, and economic policy planning.

He also served as an administrative officer at the Office of International Economic Affairs in the Presidential Office and as a counselor at the Embassy of Korea in France.

A representative from the Ministry of Planning and Budget stated, "We expect him to play a smooth coordinating role in the upcoming National Assembly audit and budget review process."

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