Chi Dongha was formally inaugurated as the 11th Chief of the National Assembly Budget Office (NABO) in a ceremony held on Friday, November 1st, 2024, at the National Assembly Annex Building (Uijeonggwan). His appointment, following an open recruitment process, was approved by the House Steering Committee of the National Assembly on October 31st. On the same day, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik presented him with the official letter of appointment.

Chief Chi holds a bachelor`s degree in economics from Seoul National University, where he also earned his master’s degree in public administration. He furthered his education with a master’s degree in economics from Texas A&M University in the United States and complete his doctoral program in science and technology policy at Hanyang University.

With a distinguished career spanning 28 years in public service, Chief Chi entered the legislative shpere after passing the 14th legislative examination in 1996. Since then, he has served the National Assembly for 28 years as Planning and Budget Officer at National Assembly Secretariat (NAS); Inspector General of NAS; Assistant Chief for Economic Analysis at NABO; Deputy Chief of Staff for the Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee; and Chief of Staff both for the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee and the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts.

During his inauguration address, Chief Chi outlined his vision pledging to “strengthen fiscal aggregates analysis, enhance objectivity and expertise in fiscal forecasting, and reinforce integration between economic analysis and fiscal project evaluation.” He emphasized his commitment to “lead by example in advancing NABO’s development more proactively than ever before.”