Kim Oe-sook (Korean: 김외숙; Hanja: 金外淑; born 10 August 1967) is a South Korean lawyer served as President Moon Jae-in's Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Affairs from 2019 to 2022 and previously served as his first Minister of Government Legislation - the second woman ever to lead the Ministry.[1]
Kim Oe-sook | |
|---|---|
| 김외숙 | |
| Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Affairs | |
| In office 29 May 2019 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Cho Hyun-ok |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Minister of Government Legislation | |
| In office 12 June 2017 – 29 May 2019 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hyeong-yeon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1967 Pohang, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (LLB) University of Virginia (LLM) |
After passing the bar exam in 1989 and completing the training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 1992, she began and dedicated her career as a lawyer at law firm Busan,[2] which is founded by Moon after former President and then-lawyer Roh Moo-hyun quit a law firm Roh and Moon jointly opened to become a lawmaker.[3]
Kim took various roles: the Vice-president of Korean Women Lawyers Association, a member of Busan Regional Labor Relations Commission, a Commissioner of Council of Conciliation at Busan High Court and a member of Busan and Gyeongsangbuk-do Administrative Appeals Commissions.[4] She also taught and led a law clinic at Dong-A University Law School as an adjunct professor.[2]
Kim is one of few senior officials of Office of the President Moon Jae-in to keep their post despite offering their resignation in midst of Moon's secretariat reshuffles in August 2020.[5]
She holds two degrees in law - a bachelor from Seoul National University and a master's from University of Virginia Law School.
References edit
- ^ "Moon replaces National Tax Service chief".
- ^ a b "Minister Kim Oe-sook's history".
- ^ "Moon replaces three vice-ministerial level officials, as show of determination to speed up administration's reform drive".
- ^ "국민의 눈높이로 소통하는 법제처의 수장" [Minister Kim for engaging with citizens] (in Korean).
- ^ 임, 형섭 (2020-08-13). "靑 "수석급 이상 인사 일단락"…노영민·김외숙 사표 반려(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-13.