Kim Jinsook
Quick Facts
Biography
Kim Jinsook (Korean: 김진숙; Hanja: 金珍淑; born 1960) is a South Korean bureaucrat who currently serves as the Administrator of National Agency for Administrative City Construction since her appointment by President Moon Jae-in in December 2018. She is the first woman to lead the Agency since it was first founded in 2006 and to assume vice-minsterial-level post at its parent ogranisation, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Kim first entered into public service in 1988 through the technology exam and held various positions - mostly in relations to construction - at now-Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Before appointed to the Administrator, she served as the Vice Administrator of the Agency from September 2017.
Kim holds Bachelor of Architecture from Inha University and master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Honours
- Order of Service Merit by the government of South Korea (2004)