Yoo Myung-hee | |
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| 유명희 | |
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| Minister for Trade | |
| In office 1 March 2019 – 6 August 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Chung Sye-kyun |
| Preceded by | Kim Hyun-jong |
| Succeeded by | Yeo Han-koo |
| Deputy Minister for FTA Negotiations | |
| In office 29 January 2018 – 28 February 2019 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Succeeded by | Yeo Han-koo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1967 Ulsan, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University Vanderbilt University |
| Website | www.yoomyunghee.com |
Yoo Myung-hee (Korean: 유명희; Hanja: 兪明希, born 5 June 1967) is a South Korean politician who served as the Minister for Trade of South Korea from 2019 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold the position.[1] Over the past 25 years, she worked in various government agencies since she passed the Korean state civil servant exam in 1991.[2] She is also noted as being the final two candidates in the 2020 World Trade Organization leadership race.[3]
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