Han Wha-jin | |
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20th Minister of Environment | |
In office 11 May 2022 – 24 July 2024 | |
President | Yoon Suk-Yeol |
Deputy | Lim Sang-jun |
Preceded by | Han Jeoung-ae |
Succeeded by | Kim Wan-sup |
Personal details | |
Born | December 23, 1959 Daejeon, South Korea |
Alma mater | Korea University (BA, MA) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD) |
Han Wha-jin (Korean: 한화진; 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 , where she specialized in air pollution and climate change.[1]