Park Kyung-mee

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Kyung-mee
박경미
Spokesperson of the President
In office
16 April 2021 – 9 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byKang Min-seok
Succeeded byKang In-sun
Secretary to the President for Education
In office
29 May 2020 – 16 April 2021
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1965-10-15) 15 October 1965 (age 59)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Park Kyung-mee (Korean: 박경미; Hanja: 朴炅美; born 15 October 1965) is a South Korean politician who served as the Spokesperson of President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022.[1] She was previously a professor of mathematics education at Hongik University and Chungbuk National University.[2]

She is widely known to the public for her educational books on mathematics.[3][4] After becoming a politician, she continues such effort through her YouTube channel.[5] She also hosted a famous TV debate programme at MBC in 2014 becoming its first female host in its history which dates back to 1999.[6]

In the 2016 general election, Park was the first candidate to be named for Democratic Party's proportional representation list. As a parliamentarian, she took numerous roles in her party such as its spokesperson, floor spokesperson and deputy floor leader - twice from 2017 to 2018 and again in 2019 to 2020.[7]

After losing her re-election in 2020, Park was brought to the Office of the President as President Moon's secretary for education. In April 2021, she was promoted to his spokesperson.[8]

Park holds three degrees - a bachelor in mathematics education from Seoul National University and a master's in mathematics and a doctorate in mathematics education from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[7]

  1. ^ [속보] 靑비서관 7명 인사…교육⋅박경미, 의전⋅탁현민, 사회통합 조경호. ChosunBiz (in Korean). 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. ^ [프로필] 박경미 신임 민주당 원내대변인…'민주당 비타민' 주목. 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. ^ 김, 동현 (2016-03-20). 더민주 비례 1번 박경미는 누구?…방송토론 진행한 수학자. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. ^ Technology, WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and. "WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology". WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ 강남살이 26년, '수학 유튜버' 박경미 의원이 본 '스카이캐슬'. OhmyNews (in Korean). 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  6. ^ 이, 상현 (2014-05-09). 박경미 교수 MBC '100분토론' 첫 여성 진행자. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  7. ^ a b 박경미 :: 네이버 인물검색. people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  8. ^ "靑 정무수석 이철희·사회수석 이태한·대변인 박경미(종합)". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.