The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Tuesday it appointed Ahn Young-cheol, a professor at Busan University of Foreign Studies, as KOMSA’s fourth chairman. His three-year term runs from Tuesday through May 5, 2029.
Kim’s term ended Nov. 30 last year, but no successor was named, leaving the agency without a permanent chairman for months.
Ahn earned a doctorate in public finance and economics from the University of Wuerzburg in Germany. He has served as an adviser to the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development and as chairman of the Korea Climate Economy and Social Research Institute, building expertise in public policy.
He is known for work on climate economics, environmental, social and governance management, and balanced regional development.
The ministry and the authority said they expect Ahn to help stabilize the organization and respond proactively to changes in the policy environment, drawing on his public policy background.
Ahn said he would “carefully assess the policy conditions the authority faces” and strengthen its policy response and execution so its evolving roles and functions match current needs. He also pledged to “build leadership that unites the organization based on expertise and communication.”
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