Cho Hyun-ok (Korean: 조현옥; Hanja: 趙顯玉; born 21 September 1956), also known as Cho Hyun-ock,[1] is a South Korean politician previously served as President Moon Jae-in's first Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Affairs - the first woman to assume such post - [2] and currently serving as his ambassador to Germany from 2020.[3]
Cho Hyun-ok | |
|---|---|
| 조현옥 | |
| South Korean Ambassador to Germany | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Chung Beom-koo |
| Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Affairs | |
| In office 11 May 2017 – 28 May 2019 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Succeeded by | Kim Oe-sook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1956 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Ewha Womans University Heidelberg University |
After working at research institutes and civil societies, Cho joined the office of Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Affairs under then-President Roh Moo-hyun. She later joined Park Won-soon-led Seoul Metropolitan Government as its director of Women and Family Policy Affairs Office.[4]
Cho previously worked with Moon during his 2017 presidential campaign as its vice chair of gender equality committee.[4] After serving as his first Senior Presidential Secretary for Personnel Affairs from 2017 to 2019, Cho was appointed as his second ambassador to Germany in November 2020.[5][6]
Cho holds three degrees in politics - a bachelor and a master's from Ewha Womans University and a doctorate from Heidelberg University.[7]
Awards edit
- United Nations Public Service Awards category 4 (2015): Seoul Metropolitan Government for" Fighting Violence against Women: Making Seoul a Safer City for Women"[8]
References edit
- ^ "Grußwort des BotschaftersBotschaft der Republik Korea in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ "'헌정사상 첫 여성 인사수석' 조현옥 이화여대 교수는 누구?". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ 황, 석주 (2020-12-08). "New S. Korean envoy in Germany". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ a b 나, 병현 (2018-12-05). "[Who Is ?] 조현옥 전 청와대 인사수석". [Who Is ?] 조현옥 전 청와대 인사수석. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "스위스대사에 '朴의 나쁜 사람' 노태강… 독일대사 조현옥". Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ 남, 상현 (2020-11-10). "New ambassador to Germany". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "조현옥 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ 김, 은진 (2015-05-11). "서울시, 여성안전정책 UN공공행정상 대상 수상". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  | This article about a South Korean politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |