Office: | Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy |
Termstart: | 21 September 2018 |
President: | Moon Jae-in |
Primeminister: | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
Birth Date: | 27 June 1963 |
Party: | Independent |
Predecessor: | Paik Un-gyu |
Successor: | Moon Sung-wook |
Office1: | Commissioner of Korean Intellectual Property Office |
President1: | Moon Jae-in |
Primeminister1: | Lee Nak-yeon |
Termstart1: | 26 July 2017 |
Termend1: | 21 September 2019 |
Birth Place: | Daejeon, South Korea |
Alma Mater: | Seoul National University University of Missouri |
Successor1: | Park Won-joo |
Termend: | 5 May 2021 |
Sung Yun-mo (; 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.
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]