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Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service
Lee Chan-jin
Lee Jae-myung Ally Seen as Key Power, Consumer Protection Priority
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Last Updated on Sep 5, 2025
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Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service
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Lee Chan-jin is the Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service.
He has made strengthening financial consumer protection his top priority.
He was born on April 17, 1964, in Seoul.
He graduated from Hongik University High School and the Department of Judicial Studies at Seoul National University’s College of Law.
He passed the 28th bar exam and completed the 18th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, where he was a classmate of President Lee Jae-myung.
He served as defense attorney in President Lee Jae-myung’s “Ssangbangwool remittance to North Korea case” and later headed the Social Affairs Division 1 of the National Policy Planning Committee under the Lee Jae-myung administration, where he was regarded as a key government insider.
He built a long career in civil society, serving as Vice President of Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyun) and as Executive Director of People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy.
He emphasizes communication not only with the financial industry but also within the Financial Supervisory Service.
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He has made strengthening financial consumer protection his top priority.
He was born on April 17, 1964, in Seoul.
He graduated from Hongik University High School and the Department of Judicial Studies at Seoul National University’s College of Law.
He passed the 28th bar exam and completed the 18th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, where he was a classmate of President Lee Jae-myung.
He served as defense attorney in President Lee Jae-myung’s “Ssangbangwool remittance to North Korea case” and later headed the Social Affairs Division 1 of the National Policy Planning Committee under the Lee Jae-myung administration, where he was regarded as a key government insider.
He built a long career in civil society, serving as Vice President of Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyun) and as Executive Director of People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy.
He emphasizes communication not only with the financial industry but also within the Financial Supervisory Service.
#LeeChanjin #FinancialSupervisoryService #SouthKorea #finance #consumerprotection #regulation #LeeJaemyung #lawyer #civilsociety #policy
