Sung Yun-mo

Sung Yun-mo (Korean: 성윤모; Hanja: 成允模; born 27 June 1963) is a South Korean politician previously served as the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2021.

Sung Yun-mo
성윤모
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
In office
21 September 2018  5 May 2021
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded byPaik Un-gyu
Succeeded byMoon Sung-wook
Commissioner of Korean Intellectual Property Office
In office
26 July 2017  21 September 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Succeeded byPark Won-joo
Personal details
Born (1963-06-27) 27 June 1963
Daejeon, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Missouri

Before promoted to Minister, he was President Moon's first Commissioner of Korean Intellectual Property Office - a vice-ministerial post. He was previously spokesperson of the Ministry and Deputy Minister of Economic Policy Coordination at Office for Government Policy Coordination under preceding president Park Geun-hye.[1]

After passing the state exam in 1988, he has built his career solely in public service. He worked at numerous industry-related departments including now-Ministry of Economy and Finance, now-Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.[2]

Sung holds three degrees - a bachelor in economics and master's in policy studies from Seoul National University and a doctorate in economics from University of Missouri.[3]

References

  1. 수정 2018.08.30 22:27, 입력 2018 08 30 16:22 (2018-08-30). "산업부 장관에 성윤모 특허청장…대변인→장관 2년 6개월 초고속 승진". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. "[프로필]성윤모 산업부 장관 후보자…합리적 성품의 경제통". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. "Minister | Minister & Vice Ministers | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy". english.motie.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
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