Kim Eunkyung

Kim Eun-kyung (Korean: 김은경; Hanja: 金恩京; born 9 June 1956) is a South Korean politician previously served as President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Environment.[1]

Kim Eunkyung
김은경
Minister of Environment
In office
4 July 2017 – 9 November 2018
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byCho Kyeong-gyu
Succeeded byCho Myung-rae
Personal details
Born (1956-06-09) 9 June 1956
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKorea University
University of Seoul
This article is about a former environment minister. For a professor of commercial law, see Kim Eun-kyung.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim was previously widely known to public as "Ms phenol" due to her activism as a citizen representative during 1991 Nakdong River phenol contamination incident.[2]

She first started public service in 1995 when she was elected as Nowon District Council member. In 1998 she was elected as a Seoul Metropolitan Council member. After losing her re-election in 2002, she joined then-candidate Roh Moo-hyun's presidential campaign as his special advisor on environment. She continued working with Roh at his transition team and Blue House until the end of his presidency in 2006.[3]

She holds three degrees - a bachelor and doctorate in management from Korea University and a master's in urban administration from University of Seoul.[4]

Awards

References
  1. "환경부 열린장관실 역대 환경부 장·차관". me.go.kr. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. Newsis (11 June 2017). "[프로필]김은경 환경부 장관 후보자···'페놀아줌마' 건전한 생태계 복원 기대". mobile.newsis.com (in Korean). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. 이한재 (5 July 2018). "[Who Is ?] 김은경 환경부 장관". [Who Is ?] 김은경 환경부 장관. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "김은경 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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