Birth Date: | 20 January 1960 |
Birth Place: | Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South Korea |
Alma Mater: | Seoul National University |
Party: | Independent |
Office: | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
President: | Yoon Suk-yeol |
Primeminister: | Han Duck-soo |
Termstart: | 10 May 2022 |
Predecessor: | Kim Hyeon-soo |
Successor: | Song Mi-ryung |
Office1: | Administrator of Rural Development Administration |
President1: | Park Geun-hye |
Primeminister1: | Hwang Kyo-ahn |
Termstart1: | 17 August 2016 |
Termend1: | 16 July 2017 |
Predecessor1: | Lee Yang-ho |
Successor1: | Ra Seung-yong |
Chung Hwang-keun (born 20 January 1960) is a South Korean government official who currently serves as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the Cabinet of Yoon Suk-yeol.[1] He served as the administrator of the Rural Development Administration between 2016 and 2017.[2]
Chung's career in government began after he passed a civil service exam in 1984, after which he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. During the presidency of Park Geun-hye, he served as the presidential secretary for agriculture, food and rural affairs until 2016. He was then appointed as the head of the Rural Development Administration, a position he served in until 2017.