Lim Hyesook

Lim Hyesook
임혜숙
Minister of Science and ICT
In office
14 May 2021  9 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterKim Boo-kyum
Preceded byChoi Ki-young
Succeeded byLee Jong-ho
Chairperson of National Research Council of Science and Technology
In office
19 January 2021  13 May 2021
Preceded byWohn Kwangyun
Personal details
Born1963
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Texas at Austin

Lim Hye-sook (Korean: 임혜숙; Hanja: 林惠淑; born 1963) is a Korean electronics engineering professor at Ewha Womans University served as Minister of Science and ICT under President Moon Jae-in from May 2021 to 2021. Lim was the first woman to lead the country's science ministry.