An Kyung-duk

An Kyung-duk, also spelled Ahn Kyeong-deok (Korean: 안경덕, born 1963) is a South Korean government official and former Minister of Employment and Labour served under President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022.

An Kyung-duk
안경덕
Minister of Employment and Labour
In office
7 May 2021 – 9 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun
Kim Boo-kyum
Preceded byLee Jae-gap
Standing Member of the Economic, Social and Labour Council
In office
20 September 2019 – 6 May 2021
Preceded byPark Tae-joo
Personal details
Born1963 (age 59–60)
Hongcheon, Gangwon, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyIndependent
Children2
ParentAn Jang-hwan (father)
Alma materHankuk University of Foreign Studies
OccupationGovernment official

Born in Hongcheon as a son of An Jang-hwan (died in 2019),[1] An attended Chuncheon High School and studied political diplomacy at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.[2][3][4][5] After qualifying for the Public Administration Examination in 1989, he has been working at the Minister of Employment and Labour, where he served various positions, including the Assistant Minister for Planning and Coordination.[2][3][4][5] He briefly left the ministry for 9 months under the Lee Myung-bak government after being appointed the senior administrator at the Office of the President.[2]

On 20 September 2019, An became the Standing Member of the Economic, Social and Labour Council; the position is equivalent to a deputy minister.[6] As the Standing Member, he led a tripartite agreement between labour, management and government to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2020.[4]

On 16 April 2021, An was nominated the new Minister of Employment and Labour, replacing the incumbent Lee Jae-gap.[2][3][4] His nomination was welcomed by the Federation of Korean Trade Unions.[4] He was officially appointed on 6 May, and took an oath a day later.[7]

He is married and has 2 children.[2]

References
  1. "[부음]안경덕 경세사회노동위원회 상임위원(차관) 부친상". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. "고용노동부 장관 후보자, 안경덕은 누구?". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. "[프로필] 안경덕 신임 고용노동부 장관 후보자". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. "고용노동부 장관 내정자 안경덕…노사관계 전문 정통 관료". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. "안경덕 고용노동부 기획조정실장". 30 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. "경사노위 2기 위원 위촉…상임위원에 안경덕". 20 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. "문대통령, 문승욱 산업장관·안경덕 노동장관 임명(종합)". 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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