Ju Biung-ghi

Ju Biung-ghi
Ju in 2025
Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission
Assumed office
September 2025
PresidentLee Jae Myung
Personal details
Born (1969-08-06) August 6, 1969
Jeongeup, South Korea
Alma mater

Ju Biung-ghi (Korean: 주병기; born 1969) is a South Korean politician. He is currently the chairman of the Fair Trade Commission.

Biography

Ju was born on August 6, 1969, in Jeongeup. He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester.[1]

Ju was a professor of economics at Seoul National University.[2] From April 2018 to February 2019, Ju was on the Special Committee on Fiscal Reform within the Presidential Commission on Policy Planning. From April 2018 to April 2019, Ju was president of the Korea Applied Economics Association. In August 2025, Ju was nominated to become the chairman of the Fair Trade Commission.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ju Biung-ghi". Korea Who. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ Jie, Ye-eun; Park, Han-na (2025-08-13). "New chiefs named for antitrust, financial oversight". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2026-06-05.