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Kim Jeong-kwan has been nominated as the first Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy under the Lee Jae-myung administration.

He was born in 1968 in Jangseong, South Jeolla Province.

He graduated from Gwangju Jeil High School and studied economics at Seoul National University. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Missouri in the United States.

After passing the 36th civil service examination, Kim began his career at the Ministry of Finance, working in departments such as the Industry Tariff Division, Foreign Exchange Fund Division, and the Comprehensive Policy Division. He later served as an administrator in the Office of the President and as a financial cooperation expert at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), establishing a reputation as a seasoned policy expert.

At the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, he held key positions including Director of the Comprehensive Policy Division and Director of the Economic Analysis Division. Following the personnel exchange program between the ministry and the Bank of Korea, he served as Director General of the Capital Markets Department and the International Economics Department at the Bank of Korea.

After returning to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, he worked as Director General for Policy Planning. In 2018, he moved to DLI (now Doosan Management Institute), then an affiliate of Doosan Group's Economic Research Institute, as Deputy Head of Strategic Support (Executive Vice President). In 2019, he was appointed President and CEO of the Doosan Management Institute.

In January 2025, he was named President of Marketing at Doosan Enerbility, a key affiliate of Doosan Group.

He played a pivotal role in securing nuclear power plant orders, a core business of Doosan Group.

He is regarded as a key talent with both expertise as an economic bureaucrat and hands-on experience in the real economy.

Seen as the right person to implement President Lee Jae-myung’s philosophy that “now is the time to focus on growth,” Kim has been nominated as the first Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy in the new administration.

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