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Lee Bok-hyeon is the Director of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).

He is tasked with leading financial market stabilization, including supporting capital market value-up and restructuring real estate project financing (PF).

He is also dedicated to strengthening the supervision and oversight of the financial sector’s governance and internal controls to enhance consumer protection.

Born on October 5, 1972, in Seoul, Lee graduated from Seoul Kyungmoon High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Economics. He passed the 33rd Certified Public Accountant exam and the 42nd Judicial Exam.

As a prosecutor from the 32nd Judicial Research and Training Institute, Lee served in various roles, including positions at the Gunsan District Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice Prosecutor's Office, the Chuncheon District Prosecutor's Office, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, and the Economic Crime Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office.

Lee is the youngest and first Financial Supervisory Service Director to come from a prosecutorial background. With an accounting qualification, he has insight into financial and tax crime investigations.

He has a close relationship with President Yoon Suk-yeol and is known as the youngest member of the 'Yoon Suk-yeol Faction.' During President Yoon's days as a prosecutor, they worked together on investigations, including the Hyundai Motor slush fund case and the low-priced sale of Lone Star Exchange Bank. Lee was also dispatched to the special investigation team for the Park Geun-hye·Choi Soon-sil scandal to investigate the Samsung Group succession issue.

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