| Yoo Eun-hae | |
| Office: | Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea |
| Term Start: | 2 October 2018 |
| Alongside: | Hong Nam-ki |
| Term End: | 9 May 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Kim Sang-gon |
| Primeminister: | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun Hong Nam-ki Kim Boo-kyum |
| Office1: | Minister of Education |
| Term Start1: | 2 October 2018 |
| Term End1: | 9 May 2022 |
| Primeminister1: | Chung Sye-kyun |
| Predecessor1: | Kim Sang-gon |
| Office2: | Member of the National Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 30 May 2012 |
| Term End2: | 29 May 2020 |
| Predecessor2: | Baek Sung-woon |
| Constituency2: | Goyang C |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | Sungkyunkwan University Ewha Womans University |
| President: | Moon Jae-in |
| President1: | Moon Jae-in |
| Blank1: | Religion |
| Data1: | Roman Catholicism |
| Successor2: | Hong Jung-min |
| Hangul: | 유은혜 |
| Hanja: | 兪銀惠 |
| Rr: | Yu Eunhye |
| Mr: | Yu Ŭnhye |
Yoo Eun-hae (; born 2 October 1962) is a South Korean politician who served as the Minister of Education and ex officio Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea, along with Hong Nam-ki under President Moon Jae-in from October 2018 to 9 May 2022. She is the first woman to serve as a Deputy Prime Minister in South Korea.
Yoo is the longest-serving education minister of the country. She was expected to resign and run for the governor of Gyeonggi Province but decided not to given the pandemic-disrupted education in the country.[1]
While studying at Sungkyunkwan University, she joined pro-democracy movement against authoritarian regime of then-president Chun. She has bachelor's degree in Eastern Philosophy from Sungkyunkwan University and Master's degree in public policy from Ewha Woman's University.
She first met Moon when the then-lawyer helped her family to receive benefits from her father's overwork death.[2] She was the spokesperson of Moon's second presidential campaign in 2017. From 2012 to 2020, Yoo served as the two-term, Democratic member of the National Assembly from Ilsan, Goyang.
| Election | Year | District | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th National Assembly General Election | 2008 | proportional representation | Democratic Party | 4,313,645 | 25.17% | Lost | |
| 19th National Assembly General Election | 2012 | Gyeonggi Goyang Ilsan dong-gu | Democratic United Party | 60,236 | 51.59% | Won | |
| 20th National Assembly General Election | 2016 | Gyeonggi Goyang C | Democratic Party | 62,886 | 47.73% | Won |