Choi Kwang (economist)

Choi Kwang (Korean: 최광; Hanja: 崔洸; born September 1, 1947) is a South Korean economist who specialises in public sector economics. He served as the Minister of Health and Welfare during the presidency of Kim Young-sam.

Choi Kwang
최광
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
6 August 1997  2 March 1998
PresidentKim Young-sam
Preceded bySohn Hak-kyu
Succeeded byJoo Yang-ja
Personal details
Born (1947-09-01) 1 September 1947
Namhae-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Maryland
OccupationProfessor
Choi Kwang
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Gwang
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Kwang

Early life

Choi was born in Namhae, South Gyeongsang Province. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from Seoul National University before moving to the United States, where he earned an M.A. in Public Policy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Maryland.

Career

Choi served as an economics professor at the University of Wyoming in the United States and at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, as the President of the Korea Institute of Public Finance, and as Chief of National Assembly Budget Office.

In May 2013, Choi was named chairman and chief executive officer of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS).[1] The NPS has 420 trillion (US$400 billion) in assets under management, making it one of the world's top four pension funds in terms of total assets.

References

  1. Cho, Sharon (2013-05-27). "S.Korean Pension Fund Installs Former Minister as Chairman". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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