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Ministerial-level central administrative organization under the authority of the Prime Minister functions as a quasi-judiciary body.

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  • Chung Jin wook
    Chung Jin-wook Standing Commissioner, KFTC

    Career Background

    • 2021 Standing Commissioner, KFTC
    • 2020 Director General for Business Group Bureau, KFTC
    • 2019 Head of Seoul Regional Office, KFTC
    • 2018 Dispatched to National Human Recourses Development Institute
    • 2017 Director General for Business Trade Policy Bureau, Spokesperson, KFTC
    • 2016 Director for Competition Policy Division, KFTC
    • 2015 Dispatched to OECD Korea Policy Center
    • 2009~14 Director for Anti-Monopoly Division, Franchise Division, Business Trade Policy Division, and Consumer Policy Division, KFTC
    • 2006~08 Head of E-commerce Team, Director for Competition Division, Seoul Regional Office, KFTC
    • 1992 Passed the 36th State Examination for Administrative Officials
  • Kim Sung sam
    Kim, Sung-sam Standing Commissioner, KFTC

    Career Background

    • 2021 Standing Commissioner, KFTC
    • 2021 Director General for Business Trade Policy Bureau, KFTC
    • 2019 ~ 20 Director General for Business Group Bureau, KFTC
    • 2018 ~ 19 Head of Seoul Regional Office, KFTC
    • 2016 ~ 18 Director General for Planning and Coordination
    • 2014-2016 Director, General Affairs Division of Seoul Office; Director, Competition Policy Division (KFTC)
    • 2013 Dispatched to Presidential Transition Committee
    • 2011-2013 Director, Business Trade Policy Division; Director, Business Group Division (KFTC)
    • 2009-2011 Dispatched to Office of the President
    • 2005-2009 Director, New Type Commerce Division; Director, Regulatory Reform & Legal Affairs Division; Director, Market Structure Division (KFTC)
    • 2002-2004 Dispatched to Stanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
    • 1996-2002 Director for Planning & Budget; Business Group Division (KFTC)
    • 1994-1996 Foreign Investment Division, International Investment Division (Ministry of Finance and Economy)
    • 1991 Passed the 35th State Examination for Administrative Officials
  • Ko Byung Hee
    Ko, Byung-Hee Standing Commissioner, KFTC

    Career Background

    • 2022 Standing Commissioner, KFTC
    • 2021 Director General for Market Structure Policy, KFTC
    • 2020 Dispatched to Korea National Defense University
    • 2018 Director General for Distribution Policy, KFTC
      Director General for Cartel Investigation Bureau, KFTC
    • 2017 Director for Competition Policy Division, KFTC
    • 2015 Director for Planning & Budget, KFTC
    • 2014 Dispatched to Korean National Diplomatic Academy
    • 2006 ~12 Competition Policy Division, Public Relations, Anti-Monopoly Division (Manufacturing, Service), Business Group Division, Special-Type Commerce Division, Seoul Office, KFTC
    • 2005 Dispatched to Wisconsin Department of Justice
    • 2004 Dispatched to University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • 1994 Deputy Director for Ministry of Government Administration
  • Lee Jung-hee
    Lee Jung-hee Non-Standing Commissioner, KFTC

    Career Background

    • 2018 ~ Chairperson of the Economics Subcommittee, Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee
    • 2017 ~ Commissioner of the Conflict Management Deliberation Committee
    • 2017 ~18 President, Korean Association of Small Business Studies
    • 2015 ~ Chairperson of the Large-Scale Distribution Business Dispute Mediation Council, Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency
    • 2015 ~18 Member of public interests and Working chairperson of Businesses reserved for SMEs, Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership
    • 2014 ~18 Non-executive Director, Small Enterprise and Market Service, Member of Business Trade Policy Advisory Committee, KFTC
    • 2009 ~10 President, Korea Distribution Association
    • 1995 ~ Professor, School of Economics, Chung-Ang University
  • Seo Jung
    Seo Jung Non-Standing Commissioner, KFTC

    Career Background

    • 2017 ~ Lawyer, Law Firm Hannuri
    • 2016 ~17 Lawyer, Law Firm Changi
    • 2008 ~16 Lawyer, Law Firm Kim & Chang
    • 2004 ~08 Judge, Daejeon District Court
    • 2002 ~04 Judge, Seoul Southern District Court
    • 2000 ~02 Judge, Seoul Central District Court
    • 1997 Completed the 26st Judicial Research and Training Institute course
  • Cho Sung-Jin
    Cho Sung-Jin Non-Standing Commissioner, KFTC

    Career Background

    • 2015 ~ Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University
    • 2023 Vice Chair, Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization
    • 2021 Chair, Korean Association of Applied Economics
    • 2018 ~20 Committee Member, Deliberation Committee on Re-registered Case, KFTC
    • 2016 ~18 Committee Member, Private Sector Advisory Committee on Re-registered Case, KFTC
    • 2014 ~16 Committee Member, Private Sector Advisory Committee on Fair Trade, KFTC
    • 2010 ~15 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University
    • 2008 ~10 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University
    • 2002 ~08 Assistant Professor, College of Economics and Finance, Hanyang University