Kim Hyun-jong

Kim Hyun-jong (Korean: 김현종, Hanja: 金鉉宗, born 27 September 1959 in Seoul) is a former minister for trade under Presidents Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in currently serving as the deputy national security advisor to the President Moon.[1]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Hyun-jong
김현종
2nd Deputy Director of National Security Office
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 February 2019
President	Moon Jae-in
Minister for Trade
In office 31 July 2017 – 27 February 2019
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon
Succeeded by	Yoo Myung-hee
In office 28 July 2004 – 8 August 2007
President	Roh Moo-hyun
Prime Minister	Lee Hae-chan Han Myung-sook
Preceded by	Hwang Doo-yeon
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-hoon
Personal details
Born	(1959-09-27) 27 September 1959
Alma mater	Columbia University

From May 2003, the very beginning of the Roh administration, as the deputy minister for trade and later the minister for trade, he was one of the most central figures in Roh administration's trade policy for more than 4 years. In particular, he initiated numerous free trade agreement(FTA) plans or talks with Canada, India (CEPA), Mexico, MERCOSUR, GCC, Singapore, EFTA, ASEAN, and United States. The FTAs with Singapore, EFTA, ASEAN, and USA had been signed before he moved to UN. These 4 blocks and Chile (the first nation with which South Korean signed FTA) compose 25.78% of all South Korean trade (according to data in 2006). Moreover, he led the re-negotiation of the KORUS FTA when he became the first trade minister for President Moon.

He also took various roles representing South Korean government at the WTO, UN and APEC.

Moreover, he previously worked for Milbank LLP, Skadden, Yoon & Yang LLC (then-Kim Shin & Yu) and Samsung Electronics.

He taught international trade at South Korean universities - Hongik University and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

He holds three degrees from Columbia University: B.A. (1981) and M.A. (1982) in Political Science and a J.D. (1985) from Columbia Law School in New York.[2]

Honors

• Order of Service Merit by the government of South Korea (2009)

Publications

• The Trend of Block Economy and NAFTA (1995)
• When are Government Loans Subsidies? Hanbo Steel and the Application of the WTO Subsidies Agreement (1998)

See also

• Republic of Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)
• List of Free Trade Agreements

1. "S. Korea appoints new trade minister, deputy directors of security office".
2. "Impact Player: Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong".