Kim Hee-kyung
Kim Hee-kyung (Korean: 김희경; Hanja: 金熹暻; born 1967) is a former South Korean journalist and Humanitarian currently serving as President Moon Jae-in's second Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family since her appointment in February 2019.
Kim Hee-kyung | |
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김희경 | |
Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family | |
Assumed office 8 February 2019 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
Minister | Jin Sun-mee Lee Jung-ok |
Preceded by | Lee Sook-jin |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 |
Alma mater | Seoul National University Loyola Marymount University |
For almost two decades from 1991 to 2009, Kim worked as a journalist for Donga Ilbo. Lee then worked in NGOs and civil societies - as a director of advocacy and a head of advocacy and programme at Save the Children Korea from 2010 to 2016, a director at the Ministry-funded Migrant Youth Foundation from 2015 to 2017 and a director at Korean Human Rights Policy Institute in 2017.[1]
Lee first entered public service in 2018 when she was first appointed as President Moon's second Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism - its third highest position. In 2019 she was reshuffled to deputy head of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.[2]
Furthermore, Kim translated Sal Khan's book in Korean and wrote several books. She is best known to the public through her book Weird Normal Family[3] (Korean: 이상한 정상가족) criticising the current norm of nuclear family for its direct and indirect violence on children.[4]
Kim holds two degrees - a bachelor in Anthropology from Seoul National University and a MBA from Loyola Marymount University.[5]
References
- "Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family Profile in English".
- "문 대통령, 김희경 여가부 차관 임명". www.hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- Kim, Hŭi-gyŏng, 1967-; 김 희경, 1967-. Isang han chŏngsang kajok (Ch'op'an ed.). Sŏul-si. ISBN 978-89-6262-209-6. OCLC 1025338222.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- 강종훈 (2019-02-07). "김희경 여가부 차관…언론인·NGO 출신 아동인권전문가". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- "[프로필] 김희경 여성가족부 차관". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2020-07-07.