Kim Sang-jo is a South Korean professor of international trade at Hansung University who served as the top policy aide to President Moon Jae-in and as his first Chairperson of Fair Trade Commission.
11 Facts About Kim Sang-jo
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Kim Sang-jo continued to lead its Center until 2017 after it became independent from PSPD and changed its name to Solidarity For Economic Reform in 2006.
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Kim Sang-jo led PSPD's Financial Research Centre of Korea from 2015 to 2017.
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Kim Sang-jo was previously an advisor on competition policy to KFTC from 2003 to 2005.
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Furthermore, Kim Sang-jo joined Moon Jae-in's 2017 presidential campaign as a vice-chair of its New Korea Committee, which formulated Moon's economic visions as its think tank.
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On 30 December 2020, President Moon's chief of staff, Noh Young-min, and Kim Sang-jo offered their resignations to Moon.
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Whilst Noh was replaced by You Young-min, Kim Sang-jo was not due to abundant policy initiatives facing including the third COVID-19 relief package and the virus containment.
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In 1994 Kim Sang-jo received full tenure at Hansung University and before becoming the head of Fair Trade Commission, he had taught at its Department of International Trade which he previously led as its Dean from 2013 to 2015.
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Kim Sang-jo was a board member of Korea Monetary and Finance Association from 2014 to 2015 and its vice-chairman from 2015 to 2016.
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Kim Sang-jo was a visiting scholar at University of Cambridge and University of California, San Diego as well as Yale World Fellow.
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Kim Sang-jo earned three degrees in economics from Seoul National University from bachelor in 1985 to master in 1987 and doctorate in 1993.