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Jin Kyu Park
Senior Advisor

- TEL 02 6003 7530
- FAX 02 6003 7036
- E-MAIL jkpark66@yoonyang.com
Biography
Jin Kyu Park is a senior advisor at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include energy, industrial security, trade, overseas investment and industrial policies.
Jin Kyu Park is a leading expert in industry and trade who has played a pivotal role in enhancing national industrial competitiveness over more than 30 years in key positions across the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Office of the President, etc. For three years from 2020, as Vice Minister at MOTIE, he led major industrial policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the announcement of the “Korean New Deal” and the “Carbon Neutral Strategy”, while playing a central role in vitalizing key industries such as semiconductors and secondary batteries, and in establishing a global supply chain. Based on his extensive experience in formulating and implementing industrial policy, Jin Kyu Park provides his clients with practical and strategic advice.
Jin Kyu Park is a leading expert in industry and trade who has played a pivotal role in enhancing national industrial competitiveness over more than 30 years in key positions across the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Office of the President, etc. For three years from 2020, as Vice Minister at MOTIE, he led major industrial policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the announcement of the “Korean New Deal” and the “Carbon Neutral Strategy”, while playing a central role in vitalizing key industries such as semiconductors and secondary batteries, and in establishing a global supply chain. Based on his extensive experience in formulating and implementing industrial policy, Jin Kyu Park provides his clients with practical and strategic advice.
Practice Areas
Experience
- 2025-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2024-present Outside Director, Lotte Innovate
- 2023-present Outside Director, LG Energy Solution
- 2022-present Specially-Appointed Professor, University Research Institute Collaboration Center, Korea University
- 2020-22 1st Vice Minister, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2020 Secretary for New Southern and New Northern Policy, Office of the Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs, Office of the President
- 2018-20 Secretary for Trade, Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Policy, Office of the President
- 2017-18 Deputy Minister for Office of Planning and Coordination, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2016-17 Director General for Office of International Trade and Investment, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2015-16 Director General for Bureau of Trade Policy, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2013-15 Head of Trade Investigation Office of Korea Trade Commission, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2013 Director for Planning and Finance, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2011-13 Director for Planning and Finance, Ministry of Knowledge Economy
- 2010 Director for Policy Coordination Division of Electricity Regulatory Commission, Ministry of Knowledge Economy
- 2007 Commercial Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United Kingdom
- 2006-07 Head of Europe and Americas Team, Ministry of Industry and Energy
- 2006 Director for Europe and Americas Division, Ministry of Industry and Energy
- 2005-06 Director for Regional Innovation Support, Ministry of Industry and Energy
- 2005 Director, Ministry of Industry and Energy (dispatched to the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development)
- 2004 Director, Office of Public Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Energy
- 1991-03 Resources Division, Trade Policy Division, Regional Cooperation Division, Investment Promotion Division, Ministry of Industry and Energy
Education
- 2004 University of Birmingham (Ph.D. in Economics)
- 2000 University of Birmingham (M.A. in Economics)
- 1997 Undergraduate School, Seoul National University (M.A. in policy, coursework completed)
- 1990 Seoul National University (B.A. in Economics)
Awards
- Order of Service Merit, Red Stripes (2020)
Languages
Korean and English