Yoo Myung-hee
Yoo Myung-hee | |
|---|---|
| 유명희 | |
| Minister for Trade | |
| In office 1 March 2019 – 6 August 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Chung Sye-kyun |
| Preceded by | Kim Hyun-jong |
| Succeeded by | Yeo Han-koo |
| 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-koo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1967 Ulsan, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University Vanderbilt University |
| Website | www.yoomyunghee.com |
Yoo Myung-hee (Korean: 유명희; Hanja: 兪明希, born 5 June 1967) is a South Korean politician who served as the Minister for Trade of South Korea from 2019 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold the position. Over the past 25 years, she worked in various government agencies since she passed the Korean state civil servant exam in 1991. She is also noted as being the final two candidates in the 2020 World Trade Organization leadership race.