1981, National Bar Examination. 1983, Prosecutor, Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office; 1987, Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office; 1990, Prosecution Research Officer, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office; 1992, Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office; 1995, Chief Prosecutor, Tongyeong Branch, Changwon District Prosecutor’s Office; 1997, Professor, Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court; 1999, Senior Prosecutor, Criminal Department, Northern Branch, Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office; 2000, Director, Public Security Division, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office; 2001, Senior Prosecutor, Cyber Crime Investigation Department, Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office; 2002, Senior Prosecutor, Public Security Department, Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office; 2003, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Eastern Branch, Busan District Prosecutor’s Office; 2005, 2nd Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office; 2006, Chief Prosecutor, Seongnam Branch, Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office; 2007, Chief, Office of Policy & Planning, Ministry of Justice; 2008, Chief, Department of Planning, Institute of Justice. 2009, Chief Prosecutor, Changwon District Prosecutor’s Office; Chief Prosecutor, Daegu High Prosecutor’s Office; 2011, Chief Prosecutor, Busan High Prosecutor’s Office; 2011, Attorney of Counsel, Bae, Kim & Lee, Seoul; 2011, Chairman, Election Broadcast Deliberation Committee for the 19th General Elections; 2013-15, Minister of Justice; since 2015, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. Author of: National Security Act (2011); A Guide to Assembly and Demonstrations Act (2009). Recipient, Order of Service Merit, Red Stripes (2006).