Kim Eun-kyung (politician)

Kim Eun-kyung
김은경
Minister of Environment
In office
4 July 2017  9 November 2018
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byCho Kyeong-gyu
Succeeded byCho Myung-rae
Personal details
Born (1956-06-09) 9 June 1956
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKorea University
University of Seoul
Korean name
Hangul
김은경
Hanja
金恩京
RRGim Eungyeong
MRKim Ŭn'gyŏng

Kim Eun-kyung (Korean: 김은경; born 9 June 1956) is a South Korean politician who served as President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Environment. She was later jailed for two years and sixth months for abuse of power during her term as environment minister.