Rhee Chang-yong, vice-chief of the G20 Preparation Committee is nominated as an economist at the Asian Development Bank, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.

The post makes Rhee, the second Korean economist at the regional lender after Lee Jong-hwa, presidential economic aide.

24일 롯데호텔에서 열린 국내 금융회사의 국제화 전략 심포지움에서 이창용 금융위원회 부위원장(왼쪽)이 이동걸 한국금융연구원장과 이야기를 나누고 있다<br />김명섭기자 msiron@ Rhee Chang-yong
24일 롯데호텔에서 열린 국내 금융회사의 국제화 전략 심포지움에서 이창용 금융위원회 부위원장(왼쪽)이 이동걸 한국금융연구원장과 이야기를 나누고 있다
김명섭기자 msiron@ Rhee Chang-yong

Rhee Chang-yong

Rhee has a bachelors degree in economics from Seoul National University. He served in numerous private posts as economic advisor after completing a Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University in 1989.

Before taking his post at the G20 preparation committee Rhee was a vice-chairman of the Financial Services Commission.

(cynthiak@heraldm.com)