Lee Jae-gap

Lee Jae-gap
이재갑
Minister of Employment and Labor
In office 21 September 2018 – 6 May 2021
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded by	Kim Young-joo
Succeeded by	An Kyung-duk
Vice Minister of Employment and Labor
In office 13 June 2012 – 12 March 2013
President	Lee Myung-bak
Prime Minister	Kim Hwang-sik
Preceded by	Lee Gi-gwon
Succeeded by	Jeong Hyun-ok
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-27) 27 March 1958 (age 66) Gwangju, South Korea
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Korea University Seoul National University Michigan State University

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

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 2018.

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. "[프로필]이재갑 고용노동부 장관 후보자". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
2. "[프로필] 이재갑 노동부 장관 후보자 '고용 전문가'". 머니S (in Korean). 2018-08-30. 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.