Minister

Kang
Jung-ai

Profile

  • Name Kang Jung-ai
  • Year of Birth 1957
  • Place of Birth Seoul

Education

  • February 1976 Hongik University Girls’ High School
  • February 1980 B.A. in Management, Sookmyung Women’s University
  • February 1982 M.A. in Management, Sookmyung Women’s University
  • February 1988 Ph.D in Human Resources Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Careers

  • Mar 1988 – Aug 2022 Professor of Management, Sookmyung Women’s University
  • Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 Member, Regulation Inspection Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
  • Apr 2006 – Apr 2009 Member, Minimal Wage Committee, Ministry of Employment and Labor
  • 2008 – 2010 Member, Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee
  • Nov 2011 – Nov 2012 Member, Presidential National Economic Advisory Council
  • Jun 2010 – Jun 2012 Non-executive Director, Korea Housing Finance Corporation
  • Jul 2012 – Jun 2013 29th President, Korean Academy of Organization and Management
  • 2015 – 2016 Chairman, Internal Evaluation Board, Ministry of Personnel Management
  • Feb 2014 – Feb 2017 Non-executive Director, Specific Post Office Pension Service Agency
  • 2012 – 2013 Public Member, Standing Committee of Labor-Management-Government Council
  • Aug 2015 – Aug 2019 Member, National Merit Fund Operation Council, Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
  • Sep 2016 – Aug 2020 19th President, Sookmyung Women’s University
  • Sep 2020 – Dec 2023 Professor Emeritus, Sookmyung Women’s University
  • Dec 2023 – Present Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

Awards

  • 2022 Chungjo Order of Service Merit Blue Stripes (1st Class)
  • 2015 Minister of Personnel Management Commendation
  • 2011 Presidential Commendation