Ahn Duk-geun

South Korean academic (born 1968)
안덕근
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 January 2024PresidentYoon Suk YeolPrime MinisterHan Duck-sooPreceded byBang Moon-kyu Personal detailsBorn (1968-04-21) 21 April 1968 (age 55)
Daegu, South KoreaAlma materSeoul National University (BA)
University of Michigan (PhD, JD)

Ahn Duk-geun (Korean: 안덕근, born 21 April 1968) is a South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. He was a professor at the Korea Development Institute's Graduate School of Public Policy and Management.

Career

He earned a bachelor's degree in international economics from Seoul National University in 1990 and a doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1996.

From 2000 to 2005, he served as a professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy and Management at the Korea Development Institute and led the school's Information Technology Center and Trade Strategy Center.

He also served as an advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "(profile) Professor with expertise in int'l trade tapped as new trade minister". Yonhap News Agency. May 9, 2022.