오영교 吳盈敎
Public official who served as Vice Minister of Industry, Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs, and president of Dongguk University
| Life | 1948 |
| Era | 대한민국 |
| Clan | 보성 오씨 |
Life & career
O Yeong-gyo was born on 13 February 1948 in Boryeong, South Chungcheong, and is a South Korean public official; Wikipedia identifies him as Boseong O. After Subu Elementary School, Ungcheon Middle School and Daejeon Bomun High School he graduated from Korea University and its graduate school, and entered the civil service after passing the higher civil service examination in 1972.
He served as Deputy Administrator of the Small and Medium Business Administration (1997-1998), Vice Minister of Industry and Resources (1999-2001) and president of KOTRA (2001-2005), and was the first president of the Goyang International Exhibition Center, KINTEX (2002-2003). From January 2005 to March 2006 he was the seventh Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs, and he served as the sixteenth president of Dongguk University.
In the 2006 local elections he ran for South Chungcheong governor for the Uri Party and finished third with 21.74 percent. In November of the same year he was additionally appointed an adviser to the State Advisory Council. As he is living, this page keeps to his public career.
Course of His Public Career
O Yeong-gyo built his career at the Small and Medium Business Administration and Ministry of Industry and Resources, led state-run agencies, and rose to minister. As first president of KINTEX he oversaw the launch of the exhibition and convention complex, and photographs from his time as minister, such as the graduation and appointment ceremony for fire-service cadet officers, remain in public records.