Hwang Hee (; born 28 July 1967) is a South Korean politician currently serving as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under President

Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-in (; ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean former politician, civil servant and lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea between 2017 and 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs an ...

from 2021 and a member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

from

Yangcheon District The Yangcheon District (Yangcheon-gu) is a ''gu'', or district, of Seoul, South Korea, located on the southwest side of the Han River. At the centre of this district is the Mok-dong area, which is home to numerous shopping outlets, bars and rest ...

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from 2016. In January 2021, President

nominated Hwang as his third Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism as part of cabinet reshuffle. He first entered politics in 1997 when he worked as a secretary to then party leader and prominent presidential candidate

Kim Dae-jung Kim Dae-jung (; ; 6 January 192418 August 2009), was a South Korea, South Korean politician and activist who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003. He was a 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work for democra ...

. From 2003 to 2007 he then worked as an administrator at Office of the President

Roh Moo-Hyun Roh Moo-hyun (; ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for ...

from 2003 to 2007. In 2012 he failed to earn party nomination for the general election. In 2016 Hwang became the first Democratic politician elected to represent

Yangcheon The Yangcheon District (Yangcheon-gu) is a ''gu'', or district, of Seoul, South Korea, located on the southwest side of the Han River. At the centre of this district is the Mok-dong area, which is home to numerous shopping outlets, bars and rest ...

A constituency in over two decades. Hwang holds three degrees: a bachelor's degree in economics from

Soongsil University Soongsil University (SSU) is the first modern university in Korea, dating its history back to 1897. It was founded under the Christian missionary William M. Baird. The campus is located in 369 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Histo ...

and a master's and a doctorate in urban engineering from

Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the "SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in the ...

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hwang, Hee 1967 births Living people Minjoo Party of Korea politicians Soongsil University alumni Yonsei University alumni People from Mokpo