Professor Lee Ho-geun (Vice-Dean, Law School) was elected the 12th President by unanimous decision of the Executive Committee at the recent general meeting of the Korean Society for Social Policy.

Accordingly, Professor Lee will serve a one-year term as president beginning July 1. He is expected to encourage members' scholarly activities and to contribute to major research and legislation related to social welfare and social policy in Korea.

He is also expected to play a leading role in the society's annual academic conference and in hosting a joint conference with six other societies.

Professor Lee, an expert in social policy and social security law, graduated from Yonsei University and completed his master's and doctoral studies at the University of Marburg in Germany. After serving as Senior Specialist at the Tripartite Commission for Economic and Social Development, he has been a professor at JBNU since 2007.

The Korean Society for Social Policy is a leading society in the field that researches social problems and social policy across various academic disciplines such as social policy, social security law, and social welfare. Founded in 1993, it will mark its 20th anniversary next year.