Kim Hyeon-soo (politician)

Kim Hyeon-soo
김현수
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
In office 31 August 2019 – 9 May 2022
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded by	Lee Gae-ho
Succeeded by	Chung Hwang-keun
Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
In office 13 June 2017 – 23 May 2019
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon
Preceded by	Lee Joon-won
Succeeded by	Lee Jae-wook
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 63–64) Daegu, South Korea
Alma mater	Yonsei 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 who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs under President Moon Jae-in from 2019 to 2022.[1]

He was appointed as Minister three months after he resigned as Vice Minister - the first deputy head of the Ministry under President Moon. He was previously its Deputy Minister, the Ministry's 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. "Moon appoints new agriculture minister". The Korea Herald. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
2. 강, 윤승 (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.