Koo Yun-cheol
{{Short description|South Korean civil servant (born 1965)}}
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| name = Koo Yun-cheol
| native_name = {{nobold|구윤철}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = Seongju, North Gyeongsang, South Korea{{cite news |newspaper=imaeil.com |lang=ko |date= 29 September 2017|script-title=ko:[내 고향은 성주] 벽진면 출신 기재부 구윤철 예산실장|url= http://news.imaeil.com/Society/2017092900342236076|access-date= 31 March 2021}}
| office1 = Minister for Government Policy Coordination
| president1 = Moon Jae-in
| term_start1 = 9 May 2020
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| predecessor1 = Noh Hyeong-ouk
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| office2 = 2nd Vice Minister of Economy and Finance
| president2 = Moon Jae-in
| term_start2 = 15 December 2018
| term_end2 = 8 May 2020
| predecessor2 = Kim Yongjin
| successor2 = Ahn Il-hwan
| party = Independent
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| alma_mater = Seoul National University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Chung-Ang University
| occupation = Government official
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Koo Yun-cheol ({{Korean|hangul=구윤철}}, born 1965) is a South Korean government official currently serving as the Minister for Government Policy Coordination since 2020. He previously served as the Vice Minister of Economy and Finance from 2018 to 2020.
Career
After qualifying for the Public Administration Examination, he had been involved in various positions within the Ministry of Economy and Finance (including the predecessor Ministry of Planning and Budget).{{cite news |newspaper=news1.kr |lang=ko |date= 8 May 2020|script-title=ko:[프로필] 구윤철 국무조정실장…참여정부 청와대 근무한 '예산통'|url= https://www.news1.kr/articles/?3928832|access-date= 31 March 2021}}{{cite news |newspaper=edaily.co.kr |lang=ko |date= 8 May 2020|script-title=ko:[프로필]구윤철 신임 국무조정실장, '새 아이디어 찾는 혁신적 리더십'|url= https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=02837206625766952&mediaCodeNo=257|access-date= 31 March 2021}}{{cite news |newspaper=newspim.com |lang=ko |date= 8 May 2020|script-title=ko:[프로필] 구윤철 신임 국무조정실장|url= https://m.newspim.com/news/view/20200508000839|access-date= 31 March 2021}} He also used to work at the Office of the President under the former President Roh Moo-hyun. During the presidency of Lee Myung-bak, he was a senior secretary of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Following the inauguration of the President Moon Jae-in, Koo became the Chief of Budget Office within the Ministry of Economy and Finance. He was promoted to the deputy head of the Ministry in December 2018.{{cite news |newspaper=biz.chosun.com |lang=ko |date= 14 December 2018|script-title=ko:[프로필] 구윤철 기획재정부 2차관|url= https://biz.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/12/14/2018121401115.html|access-date= 31 March 2021}}
Prior to the 2020 election, Koo was one of the potential candidate in Daegu-North Gyeongsang area.{{cite news |newspaper=imaeil.com |lang=ko |date= 10 April 2019|script-title=ko:총선 시즌 다가오자 TK 공직사회 '술렁'|url= http://news.imaeil.com/PoliticsAll/2019040915343894510|access-date= 31 March 2021}} He, however, declined to run, citing, "I'm neither willing, nor not in a situation to run."
On 8 May 2020, Koo was appointed the new Minister for Government Policy Coordination.
He has been widely considered as the potential Deputy Prime Minister.{{cite news |newspaper=newspim.com |lang=ko |date= 30 March 2021|script-title=ko:[세종시에서] 경제라인 대폭 물갈이…차기 경제사령탑은 누구?|url= http://www.newspim.com/news/view/20210330001126|access-date= 31 March 2021}}{{cite news |newspaper=yeongnam.com |lang=ko |date= 31 March 2021|script-title=ko:정세균·홍남기 4·7 재보선 이후 교체 관측…차기 경제 부총리에 구윤철 물망|url= https://www.yeongnam.com/web/view.php?key=20210331010004862|access-date= 31 March 2021}}{{cite news |lang=ko |newspaper=Segye.com |date= 31 March 2021|script-title=ko:최장수 경제부총리 되는 홍남기…보궐선거 뒤 교체될까|url= http://www.segye.com/newsView/20210331510943?OutUrl=naver|access-date= 31 March 2021}}
Education
Koo is a graduate of Youngshin High School and read economics at Seoul National University. He obtained a master's degree in public policy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a doctorate in business administration at Chung-Ang University.