Life Summary
Kim Dong-yeon is the Governor of Gyeonggi-do.

He was born on January 28, 1957, in Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do.

He graduated from Seoul Deoksu Commercial High School and joined Korea Trust Bank.

While working, he completed his undergraduate degree in law at International University, a night school. He then earned a master's degree in public administration from Seoul National University Graduate School and later obtained both a master's and a doctoral degree in policy studies from the University of Michigan Graduate School in the United States.

In 1982, he passed the 6th Legislative Examination and the 26th Administrative Examination, beginning his public service career at the Economic Planning Board.

He mainly worked at the Ministry of Planning and Budget and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, where he was responsible for planning and executing the "Vision 2030" initiative during the Roh Moo-hyun administration.

After serving as Minister of Government Policy Coordination and President of Ajou University, he became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance under the Moon Jae-in administration.

After stepping down as Deputy Prime Minister, he announced his candidacy for the presidential election and founded a political party. However, during the election process, he merged his campaign with Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung, and after the election, his party merged with the Democratic Party.

In the 2022 local elections, he ran for Governor of Gyeonggi-do and was elected.

He is considered a potential candidate for the next presidential election and is focusing on presenting economic solutions for overcoming national crises.

He is humble and gentle, yet firm in his convictions and highly driven.

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