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Minister of Employment and Labor
Kim Young-hoon
Former Rail Engineer, Former KCTU Chairman, Vows Safety
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Last Updated on Sep 6, 2025
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Minister of Employment and Labor
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Kim Young-hoon is the Minister of Employment and Labor.
He is concentrating his efforts on tackling the “war on industrial accidents” declared by President Lee Jae-myung.
He was born on January 5, 1968, in Busan.
He graduated from Masan Jungang High School and earned a degree in animal science from Dong-A University. He later received a master’s degree in political policy from the Graduate School of NGOs at Sungkonghoe University.
A former railroad engineer, he went on to become a labor activist, serving as the 9th chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU).
In 2017, he joined the Justice Party and began his political career. After leaving the party, he ran unsuccessfully as a proportional representation candidate for the Democratic United Alliance in the 22nd general election.
He was later nominated as the first Minister of Employment and Labor in the Lee Jae-myung administration and was appointed following his confirmation hearing.
#KimYounghoon #EmploymentandLabor #LeeJaemyung #industrialaccidents #Busan #KCTU #JusticeParty #DemocraticUnitedAlliance #laboractivist #SouthKorea
Kim Young-hoon is the Minister of Employment and Labor.
He is concentrating his efforts on tackling the “war on industrial accidents” declared by President Lee Jae-myung.
He was born on January 5, 1968, in Busan.
He graduated from Masan Jungang High School and earned a degree in animal science from Dong-A University. He later received a master’s degree in political policy from the Graduate School of NGOs at Sungkonghoe University.
A former railroad engineer, he went on to become a labor activist, serving as the 9th chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU).
In 2017, he joined the Justice Party and began his political career. After leaving the party, he ran unsuccessfully as a proportional representation candidate for the Democratic United Alliance in the 22nd general election.
He was later nominated as the first Minister of Employment and Labor in the Lee Jae-myung administration and was appointed following his confirmation hearing.
#KimYounghoon #EmploymentandLabor #LeeJaemyung #industrialaccidents #Busan #KCTU #JusticeParty #DemocraticUnitedAlliance #laboractivist #SouthKorea
