Lee Young-hee (bureaucrat)

Lee Young-hee (Korean: 이영희; born 1965) is a South Korean bureaucrat currently currently serving as the 8th Commissioner of Korea Correctional Service - the first woman to lead KCS since its creation in 1948.

Lee Young-hee
이영희
Commissioner of Korea Correctional Service
Assumed office
6 July 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun
MinisterChoo Mi-ae
Preceded byChoi Kang-ju
Personal details
Born1965
Alma materWonkwang University
Korea University
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

After studying law and passing the state exam, Lee dedicated her career in public service - at KCS and its parent organisation, Ministry of Justice, in particular - for over thirty years.[1] Before promoted to the head of KCS, Lee was leading the Department of Correctional Training at Institute of Justice, the research institute of Ministry of Justice.[2] Previously, she led Ministry's Social Reintegration Division as well as KCS' Gimcheon Juvenile Prison, Hwaseong Vocational Training Prison, Gwangju Correctional Institution and Suwon Detention Center.[1]

Lee holds two degrees - LLB from Wonkwang University and Master of Public Administration from Korea University.[3]

References
  1. "법무부, 법무실장 강성국ㆍ감찰관 류혁…여성 최초 교정본부장 이영희". 로리더 (in Korean). 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. 수정: 2020.07.03 14:39, 입력: 2020 07 03 14:26 (2020-07-03). "법무부, 교정본부장에 이영희 부장 임용···첫 여성 교정본부장". news.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  3. "법무부, 법무실장 강성국· 교정본부장 이영희· 감찰관 류혁". 로이슈. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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