Yoo Eun-hae (Korean: 유은혜; born 2 October 1962) is a South Korean politician who served as the Minister of Education and ex officio Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea, along with Hong Nam-ki under President Moon Jae-in from October 2018 to 9 May 2022. She is the first woman to serve as a Deputy Prime Minister in South Korea.
Yoo Eun-hae | |
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| 유은혜 | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 2 October 2018 – 9 May 2022 Serving with Hong Nam-ki | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun Hong Nam-ki (acting) Kim Boo-kyum |
| Preceded by | Kim Sang-gon |
| Succeeded by | Park Soon-ae |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 2 October 2018 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Chung Sye-kyun |
| Preceded by | Kim Sang-gon |
| Succeeded by | Park Soon-ae |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Baek Sung-woon |
| Succeeded by | Hong Jung-min |
| Constituency | Goyang C |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1962 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University Ewha Womans University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Yoo Eun-hae | |
| Hangul | 유은혜 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 兪銀惠 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Eunhye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Ŭnhye |
Yoo is the longest-serving education minister of the country. She was expected to resign and run for the governor of Gyeonggi Province but decided not to given the pandemic-disrupted education in the country.[1]
While studying at Sungkyunkwan University, she joined pro-democracy movement against authoritarian regime of then-president Chun. She has bachelor's degree in Eastern Philosophy from Sungkyunkwan University and Master's degree in public policy from Ewha Woman's University.
She first met Moon when the then-lawyer helped her family to receive benefits from her father's overwork death.[2] She was the spokesperson of Moon's second presidential campaign in 2017. From 2012 to 2020, Yoo served as the two-term, Democratic member of the National Assembly from Ilsan, Goyang.
Electoral history
edit| Election | Year | District | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th National Assembly General Election | 2008 | proportional representation | Democratic Party | 4,313,645 | 25.17% | Lost |
| 19th National Assembly General Election | 2012 | Gyeonggi Goyang Ilsan dong-gu | Democratic United Party | 60,236 | 51.59% | Won |
| 20th National Assembly General Election | 2016 | Gyeonggi Goyang C | Democratic Party | 62,886 | 47.73% | Won |
References
edit- ^ 김, 지연 (2022-02-16). 유은혜, 경기지사 불출마…역대 최장수 교육부 장관 된다(종합2보). Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "(profile) New education minister nominee is two-term lawmaker well-versed in education policy".
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