Chin Young

Chin Young
진영
Minister of the Interior and Safety
In office
6 April 2019 – 24 December 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded byKim Boo-kyum
Succeeded byJeon Hae-cheol
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2020
Preceded bySeol Song-ung
Succeeded byKwon Young-se
ConstituencyYongsan (Seoul)
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
11 March 2013 – 30 September 2013
PresidentPark Geun-hye
Preceded byIm Chae-min
Succeeded byMoon Hyung-pyo
Personal details
Born (1950-10-23) 23 October 1950 (age 74)
Damyang County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Political partySaenuri Party (until 2016)
Democratic Party of Korea (2016–present)
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Washington
OccupationLawyer
Websitewww.chinyoung.kr
Chin Young
Hangul
진영
Hanja
陳永
Revised RomanizationJin Yeong
McCune–ReischauerChin Yŏng

Chin Young (Korean진영; born 23 October 1950) is a South Korean politician in the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, and a former member of the National Assembly representing Yongsan, Seoul. He was formerly a member of the conservative Saenuri Party, and served as the first Minister of Health and Welfare in the Park Geun-hye administration from March to September 2013.