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]
Yoo Myung-hee | |
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유명희 | |
Minister for Trade | |
Assumed office 1 March 2019 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Prime Minister | Chung Sye-kyun |
Preceded by | Kim Hyun-jong |
Deputy Minister for FTA Negotiations | |
In office 29 January 2018 – 28 February 2019 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon |
Succeeded by | Yeo Han-goo |
Personal details | |
Born | Ulsan, South Korea | 5 June 1967
Alma mater | Seoul National University Vanderbilt University |
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
- "Commerce expert named as new trade minister".
- "Minister for Trade Profile".
- 변덕근 (2019-02-28). "S. Korea appoints new trade minister, deputy directors of security office". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- "S. Korea's Trade Minister Declares Bid to Run for WTO Chief". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-06-24.