| Yoo Young-min | |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Busan, South Korea |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Office: | Chief of Staff to the President |
| Termstart: | 1 January 2021 |
| President: | Moon Jae-in |
| Predecessor: | Noh Young-min |
| Alma Mater: | Pusan National University |
| Office1: | Minister of Science and ICT |
| President1: | Moon Jae-in |
| Primeminister1: | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Successor1: | Choi Ki-young |
| Predecessor1: | office established |
| Termend1: | 8 September 2019 |
| Termstart1: | 11 July 2017 |
| Termend: | 9 May 2022 |
| Successor: | Kim Dae-ki |
Yoo Young-min (; born 27 August 1951) is a South Korean politician served as the last Chief of Staff to the President Moon Jae-in from 2020[1] to 2022. Yoo previously served as his first Minister of Science and ICT from 2017 to 2019.[2] [3]
Yoo has built his career on ICT across sectors from private enterprise and academia to government.
After graduating in mathematics from Pusan National University, Yoo started working at LG Electronics's computing department.[4] Before entering politics, he held senior managerial roles in major corporations in South Korea or their subsidiaries such as chief information officer of LG Electronics, vice president of LG CNS and chief operating officer of POSCO ICT. He led several government-funded institutes as the 4th president of now-National IT Industry Promotion Agency, vice president of Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers and chief director of now-Korea Data Agency.[5]
Yoo first entered politics in 2016. Then-democratic party leader, Moon Jae-in, recruited him for the general election in 2016 for Busan's affluent constituency.[6] He ran for the same constituency again in 2020 after serving Moon as his science minister.
Yoo sat as a board member of G-Star organising committee from 2006 to 2007.
| Election | Year | District | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th National Assembly General Election | 2016 | Busan Haeundae A | Democratic Party | 40,563 | 41.01% | Lost | |
| 21st National Assembly General Election | 2020 | Busan Haeundae A | Democratic Party | 49,633 | 37.3% | Lost |