Cho Yoon-sun

Cho Yoon-sun
조윤선
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
In office
5 September 2016 – 21 January 2017
Prime MinisterHwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded byKim Jong-deok
Succeeded bySong Soo-geun (Acting)
Minister of Gender Equality and Family
In office
26 February 2013 – 13 June 2014
Prime MinisterChung Hong-won
Preceded byKim Geum-rae
Succeeded byKim Hee-jeong
Senior Secretary for Political Affairs
In office
12 June 2014 – 18 May 2015
PresidentPark Geun-hye
Preceded byPark Jun-woo
Succeeded byHyun Gi-hwan
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2008 – 29 May 2010
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1965-07-22) 22 July 1965 (age 59)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partySaenuri Party
Alma materSeoul National University
Columbia University
Korean name
Hangul
조윤선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Yunseon
McCune–ReischauerCho Yunsŏn

Cho Yoon-sun (born 22 July 1966) is a South Korean lawyer, writer and politician. She formerly served as the South Korean Minister of Gender Equality and Family and later as its Minister of Culture, however she was later jailed after being convicted of abuse of power and coercion.