Cho Myoung-gyon
조명균
Minister of Unification
In office
3 July 2017  8 April 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byHong Yong-pyo
Succeeded byKim Yeon-chul
Personal details
Born (1957-11-17) 17 November 1957
Uijeongbu, South Korea
Political partyindependent
Alma materSungkyunkwan University
Seoul National University
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Cho Myoung-gyon (Korean: 조명균; Hanja: 趙明均; born 17 November 1957) is a South Korean politician previously served as President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Unification.

After passing the state exam in 1979, Cho spent most of his career at the Ministry of Unification.[1] He actively participated in multiple projects and negotiations with Pyongyang which resulted in enhanced Inter-Korean relations during Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun administrations commended by then-Minister Jeong Se-hyun.[2] He left public service upon the beginning of the new administration in 2008. Since then he completely distanced himself from politics before being appointed as Minister in 2017.[3]

During his term as Minister, Inter-Korean relations dramatically improved which was deteriorated after Kim and Roh administrations.

Cho Myoung-gyon meeting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

He holds two degrees - a bachelor's in statistics from Sungkyunkwan University and a master's in administration from Seoul National University.[4]

References

  1. "[프로필]조명균 통일부 장관 후보자". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. "통일장관 후보자 조명균의 '화려한 귀환'". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ""조명균 장관 어떻게 살아왔기에"...3無 인사평에 새삼 주목". 이뉴스투데이 (in Korean). 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. "[프로필] '남북회담 전문가' 조명균 통일부 장관 후보자". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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