Kwon Young-se

The Honourable Kwon Young-se MP
권영세
Kwon Young-se
Minister of Unification
In office 16 May 2022 – 28 July 2023
President	Yoon Suk-yeol
Prime Minister	Han Duck-soo
Preceded by	Lee In-young
Succeeded by	Kim Yung-ho
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2020
Preceded by	Chin Young
Constituency	Yongsan
In office 8 August 2002 – 29 May 2012
Preceded by	Kim Min-seok
Succeeded by	Shin Kyoung-min
Constituency	Yeongdeungpo B
South Korean Ambassador to China
In office 1 June 2013 – 26 March 2015
President	Park Geun-hye
Preceded by	Lee Kyu-hyung
Succeeded by	Kim Jang-soo
Personal details
Born	(1959-02-24) 24 February 1959 (age 65) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	People Power Party
Alma mater	Seoul National University (LLB, LLM) Harvard University (MPA)
Military service
Allegiance	South Korea
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Air Force
Years of service	1986–1989
Rank	Captain (Korean: Daewi)
Unit	Military advocate

Kwon Young-se (Korean: 권영세; Hanja: 權寧世; born 24 February 1959) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the member for Yongsan in the National Assembly. A member of the People Power Party, he is often described as a moderate conservative within his party.^[1] He previously served in the National Assembly as the member for Yeongdeungpo B from 2002 to 2012.^[2]