You Young-min

Yoo Young-min (Korean: 유영민; Hanja: 兪英民; born 27 August 1951) is a South Korean politician currently serving as Chief of Staff to the President Moon Jae-in from December 2020[1] and previously served as his first Minister of Science and ICT from 2017 to 2019.[2][3]

Yoo Young-min
유영민
Chief of Staff to the President
Assumed office
1 January 2021
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byNoh Young-min
Minister of Science and ICT
In office
11 July 2017 – 8 September 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byChoi Ki-young
Personal details
Born (1951-08-27) 27 August 1951
Busan, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materPusan National University
In this Korean name, the family name is You.

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.

Awards

Electoral history
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

References
  1. 김범현 (2020-12-31). "[2보] 청와대 새 비서실장에 유영민…민정수석 신현수". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  2. Herald, The Korea (2017-07-11). "New ICT minister faces mounting challenges". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  3. 김덕현 (2020-12-30). "(LEAD) Several of Moon's key aides offer resignations: Cheong Wa Dae". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  4. "유영민 미래부 장관 후보자는…"개발자 출신 ICT 전문가"". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  5. 입력 2017.06.13 14:46 (2017-06-13). "[프로필]유영민 미래창조과학부 장관 후보자". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  6. "신임 대통령 비서실장 유영민, 민정수석 신현수". www.hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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