• Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Minister
    Ahn Duk-geun

    An International Trade Expert with Both Theory and Practice, Gentle and Rational

    Last Updated on Feb 5, 2024

Life Summary

Ahn Duk-geun is the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.

He was born on April 21, 1968, in Daegu.

He graduated from Daegu Deokwon High School and Seoul National University with a degree in International Economics from the College of Social Sciences.

He earned his Master's and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan. He also obtained a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

He has served as an assistant professor, associate professor, and visiting professor at the Korea Development Institute (KDI) School of Public Policy and Management. He also worked as a professor in the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University.

As an expert in international trade, he has been an advisory member of the Ministry of Justice’s New Round Legal Support Team, a non-standing member of the Trade Commission of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the chair of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Strategy Forum, the chairman of the Trade Negotiation Civil Advisory Committee, and a non-standing director of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).

During the Park Geun-hye administration, he served as an expert member of the Economic Division 1 of the Presidential Transition Committee and as an advisory member of the Macroeconomic and Finance Division of the Presidential Advisory Council on National Economy.

With the inauguration of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, he was appointed as the Head of the Trade Negotiation Division of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, focusing on responding to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Semiconductor Act.

He is known for his gentle nature and effective communication skills.

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