Ministers
| 2011.11~Present: |
Minister, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) |
| 2011: |
President and CEO of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) |
| 2010: |
Vice Chairman of A.T. Kearney Korea |
| 2008: |
Administrator of Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) |
| 2007: |
Deputy Minister for Trade and Investment Policy, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) |
| 2006: |
Standing Commissioner of Korea Trade Commission
Director General for Electronics, Textiles and Chemical Industries, MOCIE |
| 2005: |
Spokesperson, MOCIE |
| 2004: |
Head of Economic Cooperation Team under the Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperative Initiative
Administrator of the Regional Offices in Daegu-North Gyeongsang Province |
| 2002: |
Administrator of the Regional Offices in Busan-Ulsan |
| 2000: |
Director of Trade Policy Division, MOCIE |
| 1998: |
Commercial Attaché to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington D.C. |
| 1997: |
Director of Semiconductor Division, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) |
| 1996: |
Secretary to the Minister of MOTIE |
| 1992: |
Korean Government’s Liaison Officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
| 1987: |
Deputy Director of Trade Policy and Export Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) |
| 1983: |
Secretary to the Vice Minister of MTI |
| 1980: |
Deputy Director of Semiconductor Division, MTI |
