Lee Kwan-sub | |
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이관섭 | |
39th Chief of Staff to the President | |
In office 1 January 2024 – 22 April 2024 | |
President | Yoon Suk Yeol |
Preceded by | Kim Dae-ki |
Succeeded by | Chung Jin-suk |
Personal details | |
Born | (1961-07-12) 12 July 1961 (age 63) Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Seoul National University Harvard University |
Lee Kwan-sub (Korean: 이관섭; born 12 July 1961) is a South Korean political service official. In August 2022, he was appointed to the newly created position of Senior Secretary to the President for Policy Planning as part of the expansion and reorganization of the Office of the President under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration. In December 2023, he was appointed as the successor to Kim Dae-ki, the Chief of Staff to the President, and resigned from the position in April 2024.
Career
Lee was born in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, graduated from Kyeongbuk High School and Seoul National University's Department of Business Administration, and received a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University in the United States. He served as the director of the Energy and Resources Office and the Director of the Industrial Policy Office at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and served as the Vice Minister of that ministry until 2016. He served as the president of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy from 2016 until his resignation in January 2018. At the time, he had taken an opposing stance to the government during the public discussion process for the permanent shutdown of Shin-Kori Nuclear Power Plant Units 5 and 6.
References
- 이, 동환; 곽, 민서 (April 23, 2022). "尹대통령 배웅 속 떠난 이관섭 실장…'마이웨이' 울려퍼진 퇴임식". Yonhap News Agency.
- 정, 혜지 (December 28, 2023). "새 대통령 비서실장 이관섭 임명…정책 성태윤, 안보 장호진". JoongAng Ilbo.
- 박, 상돈 (August 21, 2022). "[프로필] 이관섭 정책기획수석…기획조정·정무감각 겸비한 정통관료 출신". Yonhap News Agency.