Kwon Chil-seung

{{Short description|South Korean politician (born 1965)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| party = Democratic

| image = Kwon Chil-seung 20231110.jpg

| alma_mater = Korea University

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Yeongcheon, South Korea

| constituency =

| office = Minister of SMEs and Startups

| termstart = 5 February 2021

| predecessor = Park Young-sun

| office1 = Member of the National Assembly

| predecessor1 = constituency created

| termstart1 = 30 May 2016

| constituency1 = Gyeonggi Hwaseong C

| president = Moon Jae-in

| primeminister = Chung Sye-kyun
Kim Boo-kyum

| native_name = {{nobold|권칠승}}

| termend = 12 May 2022

| successor = Lee Young

}}

Kwon Chil-seung ({{korean|hangul=권칠승|hanja=權七勝}}; born 18 November 1965) is a South Korean politician served as Minister of SMEs and Startups from 2021 to 2022. Kwon has represented Hwaseong at the National Assembly from 2016 and previously at Gyeonggi Assembly from 2010 to 2016.

In January 2021, President Moon Jae-in nominated Kwon as his third Minister of SMEs and Startups as his second minister Park Young-sun announced her campaign for Seoul mayor in the upcoming bi-election.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-20|title=Chung Eui-yong named new foreign minister: Cheong Wa Dae|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210120000325|access-date=2021-01-20|website=The Korea Herald|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Moon Nominates 3 New Ministers in Reshuffle, Including Foreign, SMEs Ministers|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=159027|access-date=2021-01-20|website=KBS World|language=en}}

Kwon is best known to the public for his bill which removes licenses of doctors convicted of serious crimes such as murder and sexual assault.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-06|title=Bill seeks to 'permanently remove' licenses of doctors with two convictions|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201006000957|access-date=2021-01-20|website=The Korea Herald|language=en}}

From 2004 to 2008 Kwon worked as an administrator at the Office of Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs to President Roh Moo-hyun working with Moon who led the Office from 2005 to 2006.{{Cite web|last=조 |first=민정|date=2021-01-20|script-title=ko:권칠승 중기장관 후보자…기업·지방의회부터 '잔뼈'|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20210120071400001|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko}}

Kwon holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Korea University.