Korea Fair Trade Commission(KFTC)
National Symbols
ABOUT KFTC
Commissioners
Peter JK Kim
Standing Commissioner, KFTC
Career Background
- 2024-
- Standing Commissioner, KFTC
- 2023
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- Director General, Anti-Monopoly Investigation Bureau, KFTC
- Director General, Competition Policy Bureau, KFTC
- Director General, Business Group Monitoring Bureau, KFTC
- 2021
- Director General, Anti-Monopoly Investigation Bureau, KFTC
- 2020
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- Director General for Cartel Investigation Bureau, KFTC
- Director, Competition Policy Division, KFTC
- 2017
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- Director, Administration Division, KFTC
- Director, Anti-Monopoly Investigation Division, KFTC
- 2015
- Director, Business Group Division, KFTC
- 2014
- Director, Competition Division, Seoul Regional Office, KFTC
- 2011
- Director, Consumer Safety & Information Division, KFTC
- 2010
- Director, International Cartel Division, KFTC
- 2008
- Director, Manufacturing Cartel Division, KFTC
- 1993
- Passed the 37th State Examination for Administrative Officials
Hwang Wonchul
Standing Commissioner, KFTC
Career Background
- 2024.12
- Standing Commissioner, KFTC
- 2024
- Director General, Cartel Investigation Bureau, KFTC
- 2022
- Director General, Business Group Monitoring Bureau, KFTC
- 2020
- Director, Competition Policy Division, KFTC
- 2020
- Director, Franchise Investigation Division, KFTC
- 2019
- Director, Anti-Monopoly Investigation Division(Manufacturing), KFTC
- 2018
- Director, Deliberation Management(Competition), KFTC
- 2017
- Director, Deliberation Management(Subcontract), KFTC
- 2014
- Director, Adhesion Contract Division, KFTC
- 2013
- Director, Business Group Division, KFTC
- 1997
- Passed the 41st State Examination for Administrative Officials
Nam Dong-il
Standing Commissioner, KFTC
Career Background
- 2025-
- Standing Commissioner, KFTC
- 2024
- Secretary General for Policy, KFTC
- 2023
- Director General, Competition Policy Bureau, KFTC
- 2021
- Director General, Consumer Policy Bureau, KFTC
- 2020
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- Spokesperson, KFTC
- Director for Planning&Budget, KFTC
- 2018
- Director, Administration Division, KFTC
- 2017
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- Director, General Consumer Policy Division, KFTC
- Director, Business Group Division, KFTC
- 2015
- Director, Anti-Monopoly Investigation Division(Manufacturing), KFTC
- 2014
- Director, Franchise Investigation Division, KFTC
- 2010
- Director of the Office of the Chair, KFTC
- 2009
- Director for Public Relations, KFTC
- 1996
- Passed 2nd State Examination for local government officials
Cho Sung-Jin
Non-Standing Commissioner, KFTC
Career Background
- 2015-
- Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University
- 2023
- Vice Chair, Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization
- 2021
- Chair, Korean Association of Applied Economics
- 2018-2020
- Committee Member, Deliberation Committee on Re-registered Case, KFTC
- 2016-2018
- Committee Member, Private Sector Advisory Committee on Re-registered Case, KFTC
- 2014-2016
- Committee Member, Private Sector Advisory Committee on Fair Trade, KFTC
- 2010-2015
- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University
- 2008-2010
- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University
- 2002-2008
- Assistant Professor, College of Economics and Finance, Hanyang University
Young-Soo Shin
Non-Standing Commissioner, KFTC
Career Background
- 2007-
- Professor and Associate Professor, Kyungpook National University Law School
- 2024-
- President of the Korea Competition Law Association
- 2022-2024
- Vice Chair, Kyungpook National University Faculty Assembly
- 2020-2022
- Vice President, Kyungpook National University Law School
- 2016-2018
- Vice Dean of International Affairs, Kyungpook National University
- 2007
- Assistant Professor, Changwon National University Department of Law
- 2005-2007
- Head of Finance Legislation Research Team, Korea Legislation Research Institute
- 2004-2007
- Research Fellow, Korea Legislation Research Institute
Kim Mun Sung
Non-Standing Commissioner, KFTC
Career Background
- 2021-
- Attorney, EJE Law
- 2019-2021
- Presiding Judge, Uijeongbu District Court
- 2017-2019
- Chief, Yeongwol Branch of Chuncheon District Court
- 2014-2017
- Presiding Judge, Research Division of Supreme Court
- 2013-2014
- Judge, Seoul Northern District Court
- 2011-2013
- Judge, Seoul Central District Court
- 2008-2011
- Judge, Incheon District Court
- 2004-2008
- Judge, Ulsan District Court
- 2021
- Completed the judicial training course at the Judicial Research and Training Institute (the 30th class)
Kyu-Sung Oh
Non-Standing Commissioner, KFTC
Career Background
- 2023-
- Attorney, Lawfirm Good Plan
- 2022-2023
- Senior Assistant Secretary, Secretary to the President for Legal Affairs
- 2020-2022
- Attorney, Kim&Chang
- 2019-2020
- General Counsel, KFTC
- 2017-2019
- Presiding Judge, Changwon District Court
- 2015-2017
- Research fellow, Judicial Policy Research Institute
- 2011-2015
- Research fellow, Judicial Policy Research Institute
- 2004-2011
- Judge, Goyang Branch Court of Uijeongbu District Court
- 2004
- Completed the judicial training course at the Judicial Research and Training Institute (the 33th class)