Vice Minister

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KWON CHANGJUN

Vice-Minister

Education

  • 1988

    Yeongjin High School, Daegu, Korea

  • 1994

    BA in Public Policy and Management, Yonsei University, Korea

  • 2011

    MA in Human Resources and Labor Relations, Michigan State University, USA

  • 2020

    Ph.D. in Law (Social Law), Dankook University, Korea

Professional Career

  • Jun 27, 2025 ∼ Present

    Vice Minister of Employment and Labor (12th)

  • Feb 2025∼ Jun 2025

    Assistant Minister, Planning and Coordination Office, MOEL

  • May 2023 ∼ Feb 2025

    Director General, Labor Policy Reform Bureau, MOEL

  • Aug 2022 ∼ Apr 2023

    Director General, Labor-Management Cooperation Bureau, MOEL

  • Jan 2021 ∼ Aug 2022

    Director General, Youth Employment Policy Bureau, MOEL

  • Feb 2020 ~ Jan 2021

    Standing Commissioner, Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission (Senior Public Official in the General Service)

  • Mar 2019 ~ Feb 2020

    Director-General, Secretariat, Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission

  • Jun 2017 ~ Mar 2019

    Administrative Officer, Presidential Secretariat for Employment and Labor, Office of the President of the Republic of Korea

  • Jun 2016 ~ Jun 2017

    Director, Labor Standards Policy Division, Director (Deputy Director-General), Labor-Management Cooperation Policy Division , MOEL

  • Feb 2012 ~ Jun 2016

    Director, Labor Standards Policy Division, MOEL, Director, Bucheon Regional Employment and Labor Office, MOEL, Secretary to the Minister, MOEL, Director, Vocational Skills Policy Division, MOEL

  • Aug 2006 ~ Feb 2012

    Labor-Management Cooperation Policy Division, MOEL, Overseas training (USA), Director, Seongnam Employment Welfare Plus Center, Seongnam Regional Employment and Labor Office, MOEL, Director, Equal Employment Division, Gyeongin Regional Employment and Labor Office, MOEL, Labor-Cooperation Policy Division, Labor-Management Policy Team, and Labor Relations Legal Affairs Team (Grade-4 Director), MOEL

  • Apr 1997 ~ Aug 2006

    Labor Relations Legal Affairs Team, Labor Standards Division, Training Policy Division, Siheung Employment Security Center (Director), Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Division, MOEL, Probationary Administrative Officer, Ministry of Government Administration (passed the 40th Administrative Examination (Grade 5))