Jang Hyuk Choi was sworn in as the vice Chairperson of Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) in September 2022. 

Mr. Choi graduated from Seoul National University with a Bachelor in business Management. He also completed a course at the School of Environment Graduate School of Environmental Studies from the same university. 

Prior to becoming vice Chairperson, Mr. Choi served as the Secretary-General at PIPC. From 1995 to 2001, he held the position of Vice Inspector at the Board of Audit & Inspection. From 2010 to 2014, Mr. Choi was the General Manager for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. 

Mr. Choi’s previous positions also include the Head of Autonomy & Decentralization Management of the Presidential committee on autonomy & Decentralization, Vice Mayor for Administrative Affairs at Incheon Metropolitan city, head of E-Government bureau at the Ministry of Interior & Safety, and Director General for Planning & Coordination at Ulsan metropolitan city.

He has experience working overseas as the Minister Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the US. 

Mr. Choi’s extensive experience as an administrator, especially in the E-Government and policy for data & personal information protection contributes to serving his current role as the Vice chairperson of PIPC.