Joo Yang-ja

Joo Yang-ja
주양자
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
March 3, 1998 – April 30, 1998
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Personal details
Born (1931-01-01) January 1, 1931 (age 93)
Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
CitizenshipSouth Korea
ProfessionDoctor[1]
ReligionBuddhism[2]

Joo Yang-ja (Korean: 주양자; Hanja: 朱良子; born 1931) is a South Korean politician and medical doctor. She served as the 25th Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea and in the 14th and 15th National Assembly.[3]

She was appointed as Minister of Health and Welfare in 1998.[4]

  1. ^ "Health and Welfare Minister Joo Yang-ja is sacked for the first time in the cabinet... Expression of ministry". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 1998-04-28. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  2. ^ =1 "Korea Constitutional Council". www.rokps.or.kr. Retrieved 2022-08-07. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ Mina Roces Women in Asia: Tradition, modernity and globalisation
  4. ^ "Korea South Ministers".