Moon Seong-hyeok | |
|---|---|
| 문성혁 | |
.jpg) Moon Seong-hyeok in 2019 | |
| Minister of Oceans and Fisheries | |
| In office 3 April 2019 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun Kim Boo-kyum |
| Preceded by | Kim Young-choon |
| Succeeded by | Cho Seung-hwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Busan, South Korea |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Korea Maritime and Ocean University Cardiff University |
| Moon Seong-hyeok | |
| Hangul | 문성혁 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Mun Seong-hyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun Sŏnghyŏk |
Moon Seong-hyeok (Korean: 문성혁; Hanja: 文成赫; also known as Daniel Seong-hyeok Moon;[1] born 1958) is a South Korean professor at World Maritime University served as the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries under President Moon Jae-in from 2019 to 2022.
Before appointed as minister, Moon served at WMU for over 11 years from 2008 as the INMARSAT Professorial Chair, Associate Academic Dean, and Head of Port Management specialization.[2] He previously worked at Korea Maritime and Ocean University from 1984 to 2013 as its professor, project manager and senior leadership member. Before joining academia, he worked as a first officer at now HMM.
He holds three degrees - a bachelor in navigation science and master's in port transport from Korea Maritime and Ocean University and a doctorate in port economics from Cardiff University.[3]
- ^ "Daniel Seong-Hyeok Moon". World Maritime University. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "WMU Professor Appointed Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea". World Maritime University. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "MINISTRY OF OCEANS AND FISHERIES>Message from the Minister - 상세보기". www.mof.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-01.