Hwang Hee (politician)

Hwang Hee
황희
Hwang Hee in 2022
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
In office
11 February 2021 – 13 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun
Kim Boo-kyum
Preceded byPark Yang-woo
Succeeded byPark Bo-gyoon
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2016
Preceded byGil Jeong-woo
ConstituencySeoul Yangcheon A
Personal details
Born (1967-07-28) 28 July 1967 (age 57)
Mokpo, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSoongsil University
Yonsei University

Hwang Hee (Korean: 황희; Hanja: 黃熙; born 28 July 1967) is a South Korean politician who formerly served as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022 and a member of the National Assembly from Yangcheon District of Seoul from 2016.

In January 2021, President Moon Jae-in nominated Hwang as his third Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism as part of cabinet reshuffle.[1][2]

He first entered politics in 1997 when he worked as a secretary to then party leader and prominent presidential candidate Kim Dae-jung. From 2003 to 2007 he then worked as an administrator at Office of the President Roh Moo-Hyun from 2003 to 2007.[3]

In 2012 he failed to earn party nomination for the general election. In 2016 Hwang became the first Democratic politician elected to represent Yangcheon A constituency in over two decades.

Hwang holds three degrees: a bachelor's degree in economics from Soongsil University and a master's and a doctorate in urban engineering from Yonsei University.[4]

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  2. ^ 장, 동우 (2021-01-20). "(LEAD) Moon names Chung Eui-yong as new foreign minister: Cheong Wa Dae". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. ^ "'DJ 비서'로 정계 입문한 황희, 친노·친문 핵심에서 문체부 장관까지". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  4. ^ "[프로필] 황희 문화체육관광부 장관 후보자". NewsPim (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-20.