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Personal Information Protection Act — Article 7-6 (Prohibition on dual office holding)

개인정보 보호법 제7조의6

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-02. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) Each Commissioner shall neither concurrently engage in any of the following posts, nor engage in any work for profits related to his or her duties:

1. Member of the National Assembly or Local Council;

2. State or local public official;

3. Other positions prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(2) Matters relating to work for profit set forth in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(3) A Commissioner shall not engage in political activities.[This Article Added on Feb. 4, 2020]

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