• NameYoo Myung-hee
• PositionMinister for Trade

Education

• 2002Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt University Law School
• 1995M.A. in Public Policy, Seoul National University
• 1990B.A. in English Language and Literature, Seoul National University

Work Experience

• Mar. 2019 – Present Minister for Trade, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
• 2018 – 2019 Deputy Minister for FTA Negotiations, MOTIE
• 2017 – 2018 Director General for Bureau of Trade Policy, MOTIE
• 2015 – 2017 Director General for FTA Negotiations and East Asia FTA, MOTIE
• 2014 – 2015 Spokesperson for Foreign Media, Office of the President
• 2010 – 2014 Program Director, APEC Secretariat, Singapore
• 2007 – 2010 First Secretary (2007-2008) and then Counsellor (2009-2010), Korean Embassy in China
• 2006 – 2007 Director, FTA Services Negotiation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
• 2005 – 2006 Director, FTA Policy Division, MOFAT