Lee Jae-gap

Lee Jae-gap (Korean: 이재갑; Hanja: 李載甲; also known as Lee Jae-kap; born 27 March 1958) is a South Korean politician currently serving as the Minister of Employment and Labor since his appointment by President Moon Jae-in in September 2019.

Lee Jae-gap
이재갑
Minister of Employment and Labor
Assumed office
21 September 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded byKim Young-joo
Vice Minister of Employment and Labor
In office
13 June 2012 – 12 March 2013
PresidentLee Myung-bak
Prime MinisterKim Hwang-sik
Preceded byLee Gi-gwon
Succeeded byJeong Hyun-ok
Personal details
Born (1958-03-27) 27 March 1958
Gwangju, South Korea
Political partyindependent
Alma materKorea University
Seoul National University
Michigan State University
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

He was previously the deputy head of the Ministry under previous conservative president Lee Myung-bak. He was also the president of its child agency, Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, under preceding president Park Geun-hye.[1][2]

After passing the state exam in 1983, Lee devoted his professional career in public service most of which is at the Ministry.

He holds three degrees - a bachelor and a master's in public administration from Korea University and Seoul National University and a doctorate in labour relations from Michigan State University.[3]

References
  1. 입력 2018.08.30 15:00 (2018-08-30). "[프로필]이재갑 고용노동부 장관 후보자". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. 머니S (2018-08-30). "[프로필] 이재갑 노동부 장관 후보자 '고용 전문가'". 머니S (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. "Minister' Profile > Minister/Vice Minister >About MOEL > Ministry of Employment and Labor". www.moel.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
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