趙義燮

趙義燮

  • Senior Advisor
  • T. +82-2-3404-6983
  • F. +82-2-3404-0801
  • E. euysup.cho@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Eyu Sup Cho engages in regulatory and legislative response matters, drawing on his extensive experience and expertise gained from serving on key economy-related standing committees, such as the National Assembly's Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, Strategy and Finance Committee, and National Policy Committee, as well as his role as the chief of the National Assembly Budget Office.

Mr. Cho graduated from the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy and the Graduate School of Economy at Sogang University, as well as from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. After passing the 12th National Higher Civil Service Examination on Legislative Affairs in 1994, he gained extensive experience in major standing committees such as the Special Committee on Budget & Accounts, the Strategy and Finance Committee, the National Policy Committee, the Security and Public Administration Committee, and the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee. He has also held key positions, including chief of the National Assembly Budget Office, as well as head of the Estimates and Tax Analysis Department and Tax Analysis Counsel at the National Assembly Budget Office, and Planning and Budget officer at the National Assembly Secretariat. He is recognized as an expert in tax and finance within the National Assembly.

After concluding his 30-year public service career as the chief of the National Assembly Budget Office, Mr. Cho joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2024, where he now provides advice on legislative and regulatory matters.

Representative Experience

2024-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2022-2024 Chief, National Assembly Budget Office (Vice Minister level)
2020-2022 Senior Expert Advisor, Special Committee on Budget & Accounts
2019-2020 Senior Expert Advisor, Security and Public Administration Committee
2018-2019 Expert Advisor, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee
2017 Head, Estimates and Tax Analysis Department, National Assembly Budget Office
2016-2017 Expert Advisor, Strategy and Finance Committee
2015-2016 Director General, Management and Maintenance Bureau, National Assembly Secretariat
2013-2014 Expert Advisor, National Policy Committee
2012-2013 Tax Analysis Counsel, National Assembly Budget Office
2010-2011 Visiting Scholar, Korean Studies Institute at the University of Southern California
2008-2009 Head, General Affairs Division, National Assembly Secretariat
2006-2008 Planning and Budget Officer, Planning and Coordination Office, National Assembly Secretariat

Education

2003 Columbia University (M.P.A.)
1997 Sogang University (M.A.)
1993 Sogang University (B.A.)

Selected Activities

Awards
Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes, 2020)
Citation (Chairman of the National Assembly, 2006)
Citation (Secretary General of the National Assembly, 2000)