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Jung Ki-suck is the President of the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).

He is dedicated to reforming health insurance through improvements in the fee system and payment methods.

He was born on August 17, 1958, in Daegu Metropolitan City.

He graduated from Kyungpook National University High School and Seoul National University Medical School, where he also obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in medicine.

He served as the head of the Department of Internal Medicine at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, the Director of the Respiratory Center, and later became the Director of Sacred Heart Hospital.

During the Park Geun-hye administration, he worked as the Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, before returning to Hallym University as the Medical Center Director.

During the 20th presidential election, he joined the campaign team of Yoon Suk-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, and served as the Chairman of the COVID-19 Crisis Response Committee and Special Advisor for COVID-19 Response.

With the inauguration of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, he took on the role of Head of the COVID-19 Special Response Team at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

In 2023, he was appointed as the President of the NHIS.

He is an expert in the field of respiratory diseases.

He is known for his gentle personality and effective communication with employees.

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