Kang Jung-ae (Korean강정애, born 5 May 1957) is a South Korean professor. She was born in Seoul in 1957. She majored in business administration at Sookmyung Women's University and received a Ph.D. in human resources economics from Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbon University.[1]

Kamg Jung-ai
강정애
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
Assumed office
26 December 2023
PresidentYoon Suk Yeol
Prime MinisterHan Duck-soo
Preceded byPark Min-shik
Personal details
Born (1957-05-05) 5 May 1957 (age 67)
Seocho, Seoul, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Alma materSookmyung Women's University (BA, MA)
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (PhD)

She became a professor at her alma mater in 1988 and served as its president from 2016 to 2020.[1]

Kang served as a member of the Presidential Committee on Regulatory Reform and the National Economic Advisory Council during the conservative Lee Myung Bak government.[1]

With her inauguration, Kang became South Korea's second female minister of veterans affairs.[1]

See also

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Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "(profile) Ex-university chief tapped to lead veterans ministry". December 4, 2023. pp. Yonhap News Agency.
Political offices
Preceded by Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
2023–present
Incumbent