Park Kyung-mee

Park Kyung-mee (Korean: 박경미; Hanja: 朴炅美; born 15 October 1965) is a South Korean politician currently serving as the Secretary to the President for Education under President Moon Jae-in.[1] She was previously a professor of mathematics education at Hongik University and Chungbuk National University.[2]

Park Kyung-mee
박경미
Secretary to the President for Education
Assumed office
31 May 2016
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1965-10-15) 15 October 1965
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

She is widely known to the public for her educational books on mathematics.[3][4] After becoming a politician, she continues such effort through her YouTube channel.[5] She also hosted a famous TV debate programme at MBC in 2014 becoming its first female host in its history which dates back to 1999.[6]

In the 2016 general election, Park was the first candidate to be named for Democratic Party of Korea's the proportional representation list. As a parliamentarian, she took numerous roles in her party such as its spokesperson, floor spokesperson and deputy floor leader - twice from 2017 to 2018 and again in 2019 to 2020.[7]

Park holds three degrees - a bachelor in mathematics education from Seoul National University and a master's in mathematics and a doctorate in mathematics education from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[7]

Electoral history
Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 Proportional representation Democratic Party 6,069,744 25.54% Won
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Seoul Seocho B Democratic Party 62,442 45% Lost

References
  1. "[속보] 靑비서관 7명 인사…교육⋅박경미, 의전⋅탁현민, 사회통합 조경호". biz.chosun.com (in Korean). 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. "[프로필] 박경미 신임 민주당 원내대변인…'민주당 비타민' 주목". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. 김동현 (2016-03-20). "더민주 비례 1번 박경미는 누구?…방송토론 진행한 수학자". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. Technology, WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and. "WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology". WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  5. "강남살이 26년, '수학 유튜버' 박경미 의원이 본 '스카이캐슬'". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  6. 이상현 (2014-05-09). "박경미 교수 MBC '100분토론' 첫 여성 진행자". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  7. "박경미 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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