Kim Hyeon-soo

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Kim Hyeon-soo
김현수
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Assumed office
31 August 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded byLee Gae-ho
Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
13 June 2017 – 23 May 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byLee Joon-won
Succeeded byLee Jae-wook
Personal details
Born1961 (age 60–61)
Daegu, South Korea
Alma materYonsei University
Seoul National University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Hyeon-soo (Korean: 김현수; Hanja: 金炫秀; also known as Kim Hyun-soo; born 1961) is a South Korean politician currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs since his appointment by President Moon Jae-in in August 2019.[1]

He was appointed as Minister three months after he resigned from the Vice Minister - the first deputy head of the Ministry under President Moon. He was previously its Deputy Minister, its third highest ranking position after Minister and Vice Minister, under the preceding conservative president Park Geun-hye.

After passing the state exam in 1986, he has spent the entire professional career in public service related to agriculture and trade - mostly at the Ministry.[2]

Kim holds three degrees - a bachelor in economics from Yonsei University, a master's in public administration from Seoul National University and a doctorate in agricultural economics from University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Herald, The Korea (2019-08-30). "Moon appoints new agriculture minister". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. ^ 강윤승 (2019-08-09). "(profile) Experienced, versatile bureaucrat tapped for agriculture minister". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. ^ "Minister's Biography". www.mafra.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
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