Kim Hyun-mee (; born 29 November 1962) is a

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n politician previously served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) 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 2017 to 2020. She is the first woman to lead this ministry since its creation in 1948. She was the first chief of staff to then-party leader of Democratic Party,

. She is also a three-term parliamentarian of the

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. As of September 2019, Kim is leading one of three ministries which heads have not changed since the beginning of the Moon's presidency despite of several reshuffles until December 2020 when she and Park Neung-hoo's successors were nominated and later appointed. She graduated 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 ...

with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Diplomacy.

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Living people Women government ministers of South Korea Yonsei University alumni 1962 births Minjoo Party of Korea politicians Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Uri Party politicians Housing ministers Infrastructure ministers Transport ministers People from Jeongeup Female members of the National Assembly (South Korea) {{SouthKorea-politician-stub