Kim Yeon-chul

Kim Yeon-chul (Korean: 김연철; Hanja: 金鍊鐵; born 26 March 1964) is a South Korean associate professor of unification[1] at Inje University who served as Minister of Unification under President Moon Jae-in from April 2019 to June 2020.[2]

Kim Yeon-chul
김연철
Minister of Unification
In office
8 April 2019 – 19 June 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded byCho Myoung-gyon
Succeeded bySuh Ho (acting)
Lee In-young
Personal details
Born (1964-07-09) 9 July 1964
Donghae City, South Korea
Political partyindependent
Alma materSungkyunkwan University
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Before promoted to Minister, Kim was the president of the Korea Institute for National Unification, a government-funded research institute. He was previously a policy advisor to then-Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young from 2004 to 2006.

After completing his doctorate programme, he joined Samsung Economic Research Institute as its senior researcher.[3] He was also the first president of The Hankyoreh's research institute on peace studies.

Kim holds three degrees in political science from Sungkyunkwan University from a bachelor to a doctorate.[4]

Following North Korea's destruction of its Kaesong liaison office and a general worsening of inter-Korean relations, he offered to resign on June 17, 2020. On June 19, 2020, President Moon Jae-in officially accepted his resignation as the Minister of Unification.[5]

References
  1. "통일학전공 | 인제대학교". www.inje.ac.kr. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. 박경준 (19 June 2020). "문대통령, 통일장관 사표수리…후임 이인영 유력 거론(종합2보)". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "[프로필] 김연철 통일부 장관 후보자". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. "Minister< Minister< Our Ministers< About MOU< 통일부_영문". www.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. "South Korea's unification minister tenders resignation | NK News". NK News - North Korea News. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.


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