Choi Hyun-soo

Choi Hyun-soo
최현수
Spokesperson of Ministry of National Defense
In office
11 December 2017 – 30 June 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
MinisterSong Young-moo
Jeong Kyeong-doo
Suh Wook
Preceded byMoon Sang-gyun
Succeeded byBoo Seung-chan
Personal details
Born (1960-04-03) 3 April 1960 (age 64)
Alma materYonsei University
University of Chicago
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Hyun-soo (Korean: 최현수; born 3 April 1960) is a South Korean journalist who previously served as the Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense from 2017 to 2020 - the first woman to assume this post in the Ministry's history.[1]

Choi was previously the first woman to become the Ministry correspondent in 2002 and a military specialist in 2009 respectively.[2] Before resigning for her new career in public service, she had worked as a journalist at Kukmin Ilbo for almost three decades from 1988.[3]

She hosted a television show at the Ministry-run media agency and completed a doctorate programme at the Ministry-run Korea National Defense University.[4]

Choi retired from post in June 2020.[5] A year later she was brought back to public service as the head of Defense Agency for Spiritual & Mental Force Enhancement of the Ministry.[6]

She holds two degrees - a bachelor in political science from Yonsei University and a master's in international relations from University of Chicago.

  1. ^ 이, 치동 (2017-12-07). "Female reporter named as defense ministry's spokesperson". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. ^ "국방부 대변인에 여성 첫 임명…군사전문기자 최현수씨". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. ^ "최현수 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  4. ^ 이, 영재 (2017-12-07). "국방부 사상 최초 여성 대변인 탄생…언론인 최현수씨(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  5. ^ "국방부 '최초' 여성 대변인 최현수 대변인...30일 정년퇴임". SPN 서울평양뉴스 (in Korean). 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  6. ^ 김, 귀근 (2021-06-14). "국방정신전력원장에 최현수 전 국방부 대변인". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-08-10.