Then-First Vice Minister of Science and ICT Oh Tae-seok offers a briefing on the third launch of the Nuri rocket on the press room of the Naro Space Center in Goheung County, South Jeolla Province, May 24, 2023. Courtesy of the Ministry of Science and ICT
The Lee Jae Myung administration appointed Oh Tae-seok, president of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Planning and Evaluation (KISTEP), as the brand new head of the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA).
Announcing the appointment on Monday, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung highlighted Oh’s three a long time of expertise as an administrator, noting that he has labored throughout key areas of nationwide science and know-how coverage.
Oh is extensively thought to be possessing deep experience not solely in aerospace know-how and trade but additionally within the organizational construction and operations of the space agency.
He was significantly recommended for his management as first vice minister of science and ICT, when he served as chair of the launch administration committee for the Nuri space rocket and efficiently oversaw its launch in 2023.
“Based on his strong expertise in science and technology policy, Oh Tae-seok will lead the Republic of Korea toward becoming a global aerospace power,” Kang mentioned.
Born in 1968 in Sunchang, North Jeolla Province, Oh earned a bachelor’s diploma in economics from Seoul National University and later a grasp’s diploma in know-how administration from the University of Sussex in England. He entered authorities service in 1991 via the thirty fifth civil service examination, and beforehand served as a senior administrative officer within the presidential workplace in the course of the Park Geun-hye administration. Under the Yoon Suk Yeol authorities, he held the submit of first vice minister of science and ICT.