Choi Hyun-soo

Choi Hyun-soo (Korean: 최현수; born 3 April 1960) is a former South Korean journalist currently serving as the Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense since her appointment in December 2017 - the first woman to assume this post in the Ministry's history.[1]

Choi Hyun-soo
최현수
Spokesperson of Ministry of National Defense
Assumed office
11 December 2017
PresidentMoon Jae-in
MinisterSong Young-moo
Jeong Kyeong-doo
Preceded byMoon Sang-gyun
Personal details
Born (1960-04-03) 3 April 1960
Alma materYonsei University
University of Chicago
This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.

Choi was previously the first woman to become the Ministry correspondent in 2002 and a military specialist in 2009.[2]

Before resigning for her new career in public service, she worked as a journalist at Kukmin Ilbo for almost three decades from 1988.[3]

She hosted a tv show at the Ministry-run media agency and completed doctorate programme at the Ministry-run Korea National Defense University.[4]

She holds two degrees - a bachelor in political science from Yonsei University and a master's in international relations from University of Chicago.

Awards[5]
  • The 28th Choi Eun-hee Female Journalist Award (2011)
  • Award from Korean Women Journalist Association (2011)

References
  1. 이치동 (2017-12-07). "Female reporter named as defense ministry's spokesperson". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. 수정: 2017.12.07 21:21, 입력: 2017 12 07 21:05 (2017-12-07). "국방부 대변인에 여성 첫 임명…군사전문기자 최현수씨". news.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. "최현수 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  4. 이영재 (2017-12-07). "국방부 사상 최초 여성 대변인 탄생…언론인 최현수씨(종합)". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  5. 지면보기, 입력 2017 12 08 01:00 | 종합 29면 (2017-12-08). "최현수 전 군사전문 기자, 국방부 첫 여성 대변인에". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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