Ministry of Labor | About MOL | Minister/Vice Minister

Minister’s Profiles

Education: 80 ~ 84; M.A., Business Administration, Graduate School of Business, Seoul National University; 76 ~ 80; B.A., Business Administration, Seoul National University; 72 ~ 75; Graduated from Kyungdong High School

Experience: 09.9 ~ now; the 24th Minister of Labor; 08.9 ~ now; the 35th Chairman of Korea Volleyball Association; 08.6 ~ 09.5; Chairman of the Policy Committee ofthe Grand National Party; 08.4 ~ 09.4; Member of Presidential Council on National Competitiveness; 07.12 ~ 08.2; Chief of Staff to President Elect; 07.8 ~ 07.12; Chief of Staff to Presidential Candidate ofthe Grand National Party; 06.12 ~ now; Co-chairperson of the “Market Economy and Social Safety Net Forum”, a research organization of the National Assembly; 06.6 ~ 08.5; Member of Finance and Economy Committee ofthe National Assembly; 06.7 ~ 07.8; Head of the Yoido Institute; 05.3 ~ 06.1; Co-chairman of Economy and Science Subcommittee of Korea-Japan Parliamentarians Union; 04.7 ~ 05.1; Spokesman of the Grand National Party; 03.7 ~ 04.3; Chief of Staff of the Grand National Party; 02.9 ~ 02.9; Director of the 2nd Headquarter of Policy Pledge Board ofCentral Election Committee, the Grand National Party; 01.5 ~ 03.7; Director of the 2nd Policy Coordination Committee ofthe Grand National Party, in charge of Economic sector; 00.5 ~ now; Served as a member of the 16th, 17th, 18th National Assembly(the Grand National Party, for Bundang Eul District); 96.6 ~ 98.6; Received overseas training (Oxford University, UK); 85.9 ~ 99.12; Worked for the Ministry of Finance and Economy/Cheong Wa Dae (Office of the President); 82.3 ~ 85.8; Served military duty as a first lieutenant; 80.12; Passed the 24th Senior Officials Entrance Examination

Honors, Prizes and Awards: Presidential award, Service Merit Medal , Baekbong Prize(four-time winner)

latest Numbers
Minimum Wage/Hour
4110won	2010
Economically Active Population Rate
59.7 %	Dec 2009
Unemployment Rate (Youth)
3.5(7.6)%	Dec 2009
Employment Rate
57.6%	Dec 2009