Kim Sang-gon

Kim Sang-gon (Korean: 김상곤; born 5 December 1949) is the former Minister of Education of South Korea, as well as a former Deputy Prime Minister. In June 2017, he was nominated by President Moon Jae-in[1] and would be appointed to both positions in July.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Sang-gon
김상곤
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
5 July 2017 – 2 October 2018
Serving with Kim Dong-yeon
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byLee Joon-sik (interim)
Succeeded byYoo Eun-hae
Minister of Education
In office
5 July 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byLee Joon-sik
Succeeded byYoo Eun-hae
Personal details
Born (1949-12-05) 5 December 1949
Gwangju, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSeoul National University

Biography

Kim graduated from Gwangju Jeil High School in 1968, and attended Seoul National University, graduating with a BA (1976), MA (1982), and Ph.D (1992) in Business administration. From 1983 to 2009, he would serve as a professor of business administration at Hanshin University. From 1999 to 200, he would serve as President of the Korean Association of Labor Studies. In 2009, he was appointed Superintendent of Education in Gyeonggi Province, serving in the post until 2014. Kim would join the Democratic Party (then the New Politics Alliance for Democracy), and would serve as Chairman of its Innovation Council and Human Resources Recruitment Council. From April to May 2017, he would serve as Co-Chairman of the Presidential Election Council.[2]

References
  1. "Moon taps Kim Sang-kon as new education minister, Cho Dae-yop as labor minister - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea". m.pulsenews.co.kr.
  2. "Ministry of Education". english.moe.go.kr.
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