Moon Seong-hyeok

Moon Seong-hyeok
문성혁
Moon Seong-hyeok in 2019
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries
In office
3 April 2019 – 9 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Kim Boo-kyum
Preceded byKim Young-choon
Succeeded byCho Seung-hwan
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Busan, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Alma materKorea Maritime and Ocean University
Cardiff University
Moon Seong-hyeok
Hangul
문성혁
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMun Seong-hyeok
McCune–ReischauerMun Sŏnghyŏk

Moon Seong-hyeok (Korean문성혁; 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]

  1. ^ "Daniel Seong-Hyeok Moon". World Maritime University. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  2. ^ "WMU Professor Appointed Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea". World Maritime University. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  3. ^ "MINISTRY OF OCEANS AND FISHERIES>Message from the Minister - 상세보기". www.mof.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-01.