Kim Jinsook

Kim Jinsook (Korean: 김진숙; Hanja: 金珍淑; born 1960) is a South Korean bureaucrat currently serving as the President of Korea Expressway Corporation and previously served as the Administrator of National Agency for Administrative City Construction under President Moon Jae-in. She is the first woman to lead the Agency since it was first founded in 2006, assume a vice-ministerial-level post at Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and govern Korea Expressway Corporation respectively.[1]

This article is about a South Korean bureaucrat. For a South Korean swimmer, see Kim Jin-suk.
Kim Jinsook
김진숙
Administrator of National Agency for Administrative City Construction
In office
14 December 2018 – 24 February 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
MinisterKim Hyun-mee
Preceded byLee Won-jae
Succeeded byLee Moon-gi
President of Korea Expressway Corporation
Assumed office
10 April 2020
Preceded byLee Gang-rae
Jin Gyu-dong (acting)
Personal details
Born1960
Incheon, South Korea
Alma materInha University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim first entered into public service in 1988 through the technology exam[2] and held various positions - mostly in relations to construction - at now-Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Before appointed to the Administrator, she served as the Vice Administrator of the Agency from September 2017.

Kim holds Bachelor of Architecture from Inha University and master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3]

Honours

References
  1. "김진숙 도로공사 사장, 창사이래 첫 여성 사령탑". 매일경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. "[프로필] 행복청 김진숙 차장, 행복청장 임장" [[Profile] NAACC Vice-administrator Kim Jin-sook, appointed to its Administrator] (in Korean).
  3. "Administrator Profile".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.