Kim Byong-joon (; born 26 March 1954) is a former chief of staff (minister), Presidential Office of National Policies, Republic of Korea/ the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Human Resources Development. He is designated

Prime Minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (PMOTROK or PMOSK; ) is the deputy head of government and the second highest political office of South Korea who is appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea, with the National Assembly's app ...

by President

Park Geun-hye Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges. Park was the fi ...

, on November 2, 2016, but Park withdrew her designate November 8.

Biography

Kim was born in

Goryeong Goryeong County (''Goryeong-gun'') is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Goryeong is a historical center of the ancient kingdom of Daegaya. Administrative divisions Goryeong County is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon. Climate ...

Gyeongsangbuk-do North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...

. He received his B.A degree from

Yeungnam University Yeungnam University is a private research university located in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. The university's predecessors, Taegu College and Chunggu College, were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967, the two ...

in 1976, M.A degree from

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (abbreviated as HUFS; Korean: 한국외국어대학교) is a private research university based in Seoul, in South Korea. HUFS consistently ranks as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university ...

in 1979, and PhD degree from

University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 mas ...

in 1984.

References

External links

Profile of Kim Byong-joon
1954 births South Korean academics Living people People from Suwon Education ministers of South Korea Deputy Prime Ministers of South Korea University of Delaware alumni Hankuk University of Foreign Studies alumni Yeungnam University alumni South Korean Buddhists Academic staff of Kookmin University {{SouthKorea-politician-stub