Choi Kwang (economist)

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Kwang (Korean: 최광; Hanja: 崔洸; born September 1, 1947) is a South Korean economist who specialises in public sector economics. He served as the Minister of Health and Welfare during the presidency of Kim Young-sam.

Choi Kwang
최광
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office 6 August 1997 – 2 March 1998
President	Kim Young-sam
Preceded by	Sohn Hak-kyu
Succeeded by	Joo Yang-ja
Personal details
Born	(1947-09-01) 1 September 1947 (age 77) Namhae County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul National University University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Maryland
Occupation	Professor

Choi Kwang
Hangul	최광
Hanja	崔洸
RR	Choe Gwang
MR	Ch'oe Kwang

Early life

Choi was born in Namhae, South Gyeongsang Province. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from Seoul National University before moving to the United States, where he earned an M.A. in Public Policy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Maryland.

Career

Choi served as an economics professor at the University of Wyoming in the United States and at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, as the President of the Korea Institute of Public Finance, and as Chief of National Assembly Budget Office.

In May 2013, Choi was named chairman and chief executive officer of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS).^[1] The NPS has ₩420 trillion (US$400 billion) in assets under management, making it one of the world's top four pension funds in terms of total assets.