Cho Kyoo-hong

Cho Kyoo-hong
조규홍
Minister of Health and Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2022
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime Minister	Han Duck-soo
Preceded by	Kwon Deok-cheol
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-19) 19 February 1967 (age 57) Haman, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Seoul National University (BA, MPA) University of Colorado Boulder (MA, PhD)

Cho Kyoo-hong (Korean: 조규홍; Hanja: 曺圭鴻; born 19 February 1967) is a South Korean government official who has served as Minister of Health and Welfare in the Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol since 5 October 2022.^[1] As the first deputy health minister, Cho served as acting minister after former Minister Kwon Deok-cheol left office in May. He was the third person appointed by President Yoon to fill the position after the first two nominees were forced to step down amid controversy.^[2]

Early life and education

Cho graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in public administration. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado.^[3]

References

1. 정, 주원 (2022-10-04). "(LEAD) Yoon appoints former finance ministry official as health minister". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
2. Nam, Hyun-woo (2022-09-07). "President names health minister, secretaries for political affairs". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
3. Kim, Sarah (2022-09-07). "President names third health minister nominee, completes major reshuffle". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2023-10-17.