Yoo Myung-hee

Yoo Myung-hee (Korean: 유명희; Hanja: 兪明希, born 5 June 1967) is the current Minister for Trade of South Korea. She is the first woman to hold the position since it was created in 1948.[1]

This article is about the politician. For the scientist, see Yu Myeong-Hee.
Yoo Myung-hee
유명희
Minister for Trade
Assumed office
1 March 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun
Preceded byKim Hyun-jong
Deputy Minister for FTA Negotiations
In office
29 January 2018 – 28 February 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Succeeded byYeo Han-goo
Personal details
Born (1967-06-05) 5 June 1967
Ulsan, South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University
Vanderbilt University
This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoo.

Yoo is widely considered as the veteran trade bureaucrat as she worked in various levels at multiple agencies of government over twenty years including the South Korean embassy to China, the Office of the President and ministries responsible for trade policies - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (now-Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (now-Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) and most recently Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.[2] She was previously deputy Trade Minister before her predecessor Kim Hyun-jong was reassigned as deputy national security advisor to the President.[3]

Yoo officially declared her bid to run for the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization.[4]

She graduated from the Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in English literature and a MPP. She also holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School.[2]

She is married to Jeong Tae-ok, a senior politician of the main opposition party UFP.[1]

References
  1. "Commerce expert named as new trade minister".
  2. "Minister for Trade Profile".
  3. 변덕근 (2019-02-28). "S. Korea appoints new trade minister, deputy directors of security office". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  4. "S. Korea's Trade Minister Declares Bid to Run for WTO Chief". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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