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Asia Public Governance Forum

Managing the COVID-19 Crisis

Han Kyung Yi

Director General, Ministry of the

Interior and Safety

Mr. Han Kyung YI is the Director General of the Societal

Disaster Response Policy Bureau of the Ministry of the

Interior and safety in South Korea. As a lifelong public

servant specializing in economics and risk management,

he has extensively involved in planning and delivering of

major national-scale projects. He extended his leadership

in establishment of the Pangyo Techno Valley - Korean

version of the Silicon Valley – as well as of the High Tech

Research and Industrial Complex of Gyeonggi Province.

In addition, he played a key role in promoting Korean

exports in global market as a team leader of the Korea

Trade Investment Promotion Agency. He previously also

served the city of Ansung as the Deputy Mayor. He is

currently on a Ph.D program at the Seoul National Uni-

versity.