Han Wha-jin

Han Wha-jin
20th Minister of Environment
In office
11 May 2022 – 24 July 2024
PresidentYoon Suk-Yeol
DeputyLim Sang-jun
Preceded byHan Jeoung-ae
Succeeded byKim Wan-sup
Personal details
BornDecember 23, 1959
Daejeon, South Korea
Alma materKorea University (BA, MA) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)

Han Wha-jin (Korean한화진; born 1959) is a South Korean researcher serving as the current South Korean Environment Minister. She was appointed by President Yoon Suk-Yeol. She previously served as an honorary researcher at the Korea Environment Institute [ko], where she specialized in air pollution and climate change.[1]

  1. ^ "Climate change expert tapped as environment minister". The Korea Times. April 13, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.