Dr. Pan Suk Kim

Pan Suk Kim is a Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at Yonsei University in South Korea. He was a commission member of the International Civil Service Commission of the United Nations from 2021 to 2024 and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel Management of the Republic of Korea from 2017 to 2018. He was the Dean of the College of Government and Business at Yonsei University. He received his degrees in public administration: BA degree from Chung-Ang University in Seoul, MPA from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, and Ph.D. degree from the American University in Washington, DC. He has led a number of professional associations including the Korean Society for Public Personnel Administration (KOSPPA) as well as regional and international associations including the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) and the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) in Brussels. He was a member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (UNCEPA) in New York for two terms (2006-2009 and 2010-2013) and was a Vice Chairperson of UNCEPA in 2010-2013. He has broad experience as an expert in governmental affairs. He was Secretary to the President for Personnel Policy (Presidential Appointee) in the Office of the [Korean] President. He has also served as a member of the Administrative Reform Committee (ARC) and several Policy Advisory Committees in the Korean central government.