Kwon Deok-cheol

Kwon Deok-cheol
권덕철
Kwon Deok-cheol in 2020
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
24 December 2020 – 25 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byPark Neung-hoo
Succeeded byCho Kyoo-hong
Vice Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
7 June 2017 – 23 May 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
MinisterPark Neung-hoo
Preceded byBang Moon-kyu
Succeeded byKim Ganglip
Director of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute
In office
19 September 2019 – 16 December 2020
Preceded byLee Young-chan
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born (1961-03-22) 22 March 1961 (age 63)
Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Alma materSungkyunkwan University
German University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer
OccupationGovernment official

Kwon Deok-cheol (Korean권덕철, born 22 March 1961[1]) is a South Korean government official served as the Minister of Health and Welfare under President Moon Jae-in from 2020 to 2022. He previously served as the deputy head of the ministry from 2017 to 2019.

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