Kim Eun-kyung (Korean: 김은경; born 7 June 1965) is a South Korean professor of commercial law at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies currently serving as the Senior Deputy Governor of Financial Supervisory Service - the first woman to assume its post since FSS was established in 1999.[1] As one of three Senior Deputy Governors, she is managing its Consumer Finance and Protection Bureau.[2]
Kim Eun-kyung | |
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김은경 | |
Senior Deputy Governor of Financial Supervisory Service | |
Assumed office 9 March 2020 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Prime Minister | Chung Sye-kyun |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 June 1965 |
Alma mater | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies University of Mannheim |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김은경 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Eungyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ŭn'gyŏng |
She is reportedly regarded as an expert on consumer protection and insurance.[3][4] She took various roles in Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Services Commission.[5] She served as a board member of Korea Legal Aid Corporation and Traffic Accident Compensation Supervisory Service. Moreover, she was a member of Presidential Commission of Policy Planning.[4]
Kim holds three degrees in law - bachelor's and master's from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and doctorate from University of Mannheim.[3] She has been teaching at her alma mater's law school from 2006.
References
edit- ^ "금감원 부원장에 김은영 외대 로스쿨 교수…최초 여성 부원장". 日刊 NTN(일간NTN) (in Korean). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "FSS' first female Senior Deputy Governor appointed". The Korea Times. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "금감원 소보처장에 김은경 교수…첫 여성 부원장(상보)". 연합인포맥스 (in Korean). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "금감원 소비자보호처장에 김은경 교수". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "금감원 첫 여성 부원장에 김은경 한국외대 로스쿨 교수". m.lawtimes.co.kr (in Korean). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.