Park Kyung-mee

Park Kyung-mee (Korean: 박경미; Hanja: 朴炅美; born 15 October 1965) is a South Korean politician currently serving as the Secretary to the President for Education under President Moon Jae-in.[1] She was previously a professor of mathematics education at Hongik University and Chungbuk National University.[2]

Park Kyung-mee
박경미
Secretary to the President for Education
Assumed office
31 May 2016
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1965-10-15) 15 October 1965
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.

She is widely known to the public for her educational books on mathematics.[3] After becoming a politician, she continues such effort through her YouTube channel.[4] She also hosted a famous TV debate programme at MBC in 2014 becoming its first female host in its history which dates back to 1999.[5]

In the 2016 general election, Park was the first candidate to be named for Democratic Party of Korea's the proportional representation list. As a parliamentarian, she took numerous roles in her party such as its spokesperson, floor spokesperson and deputy floor leader twice from 2017 to 2018 and again in 2019 to 2020.[6]

Park holds three degrees - a bachelor in mathematics education from Seoul National University and a master's in mathematics and a doctorate in mathematics education from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[6]

Electoral history
Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 Proportional representation Democratic Party 6,069,744 25.54% Won
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Seoul Seocho B Democratic Party 62,442 45% Lost

References
  1. "[속보] 靑비서관 7명 인사…교육⋅박경미, 의전⋅탁현민, 사회통합 조경호". biz.chosun.com (in Korean). 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. "[프로필] 박경미 신임 민주당 원내대변인…'민주당 비타민' 주목". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. 김동현 (2016-03-20). "더민주 비례 1번 박경미는 누구?…방송토론 진행한 수학자". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. "강남살이 26년, '수학 유튜버' 박경미 의원이 본 '스카이캐슬'". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. 이상현 (2014-05-09). "박경미 교수 MBC '100분토론' 첫 여성 진행자". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  6. "박경미 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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