Park Chun-ran (Korean: 박춘란; Hanja: 朴春蘭; born 1965) is a South Korean bureaucrat previously served as President Moon Jae-in's first Vice Minister of Education from 2017 to 2018 and his second head of National Human Resource Management Institute from 2019 to 2021.[1] Park is the first woman to ever become the deputy head of the Ministry of Education or its preceding agencies which dates back to 1948.
Park Chun-ran | |
|---|---|
| 박춘란 | |
| President of National Human Resource Management Institute | |
| In office 1 October 2019 – 14 June 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Minister | Hwang Seo-chong Kim Woo-ho |
| Preceded by | Yang Hyang-ja |
| Succeeded by | Choi Chang-won |
| Vice Minister of Education | |
| In office 31 May 2017 – 23 November 2018 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Minister | Kim Sang-gon Yoo Eun-hae |
| Preceded by | Lee Young |
| Succeeded by | Park Baek-beom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 Goseong County, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University UC Berkeley |
Before becoming the Vice Minister of Education in May 2017, she was the deputy Superintendent of Seoul Office of Education from July 2016[2] and previously North Chungcheong Office of Education[3] from December 2014.
After passing the state exam in 1989, she dedicated her career in public service - mostly at the Ministry or its preceding agency. In 2005 she became its head of University Affairs Bureau - the youngest to assume this managerial level at the entire South Korean government at the age of 40.[4]
Park also led Office of General Administration at Kyungpook National University and Gangneung–Wonju National University respectively.[5]
After leaving the public service as the Vice Minister in 2018, she was brought back to fulfill the role of President of National Human Resource Management Institute - a vice-ministerial role emptied by Yang Hyang-ja for her 2020 general election.
Park holds two degrees in law - a bachelor from Seoul National University and a master's from UC Berkeley School of Law.
References
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- ^ "교육부 70년 만에 첫 '여성 차관'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "국가공무원인재개발원". www.nhi.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "박춘란 신임 차관, 교육부 내 '여성 국장 1호'". 서울Pn. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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