Kim Hyun-mee | |
Birth Date: | 29 November 1962 |
Birth Place: | Jeongeup, South Korea |
Alma Mater: | Yonsei University |
Party: | Democratic |
Office: | Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Termstart: | 21 June 2017 |
President: | Moon Jae-in |
Primeminister: | Lee Nak-yon Chung Sye-kyun |
Predecessor: | Kang Ho-in |
Successor: | Byeon Chang-heum |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly |
Constituency1: | Goyang D |
Termstart1: | 30 May 2012 |
Constituency2: | Proportional representation |
Termstart2: | 30 May 2004 |
Termend2: | 29 May 2008 |
Successor1: | Lee Yong-woo |
Termend1: | 29 May 2020 |
Termend: | 28 December 2020 |
Kim Hyun-mee (; born 29 November 1962) is a South Korean politician previously served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2020. She is the first woman to lead this ministry since its creation in 1948.[1]
She was the first chief of staff to then-party leader of Democratic Party, Moon Jae-in.[2] She is also a three-term parliamentarian of the Democratic Party.
As of September 2019, Kim is leading one of three ministries which heads have not changed since the beginning of the Moon's presidency despite several reshuffles until December 2020 when she and Park Neung-hoo's successors were nominated and later appointed.
She graduated from Yonsei University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Diplomacy.
Election | Year | District | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results | |
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17th National Assembly General Election | 2004 | Proportional representation | Uri Party | 8,145,824 | 38.26% | Won | |
18th National Assembly General Election | 2008 | Goyang Ilsanseo-gu | Democratic Party | 40,198 | 41.48% | Lost | |
19th National Assembly General Election | 2012 | Goyang Ilsanseo-gu | Democratic United Party | 63,432 | 50.64% | Won | |
20th National Assembly General Election | 2016 | Goyang D | Democratic Party | 66,959 | 49.15% | Won |