Kim Sang-gon

Kim Sang-gon
김상곤
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
5 July 2017 – 2 October 2018
Serving with Kim Dong-yeon
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byLee Joon-sik (interim)
Succeeded byYoo Eun-hae
Minister of Education
In office
5 July 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byLee Joon-sik
Succeeded byYoo Eun-hae
Personal details
Born (1949-12-05) 5 December 1949 (age 74)
Gwangju, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSeoul National University

Kim Sang-gon (Korean: 김상곤; born 5 December 1949) is a South Korean politician served as the Minister of Education of South Korea and Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea from 2017 to 2018. In June 2017, he was nominated by President Moon Jae-in[1] and would be appointed to both positions in July.[2]

  1. ^ "Moon taps Kim Sang-kon as new education minister, Cho Dae-yop as labor minister - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea". m.pulsenews.co.kr.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Education". english.moe.go.kr.