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Minister of SMEs and Startups
Lee So-young
Female Ex-Kim & Chang Lawyer Becomes Youngest Minister, Must Prove Results Beyond Expertise Debate
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Last Updated on Oct 28, 2026
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Minister of SMEs and Startups
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Lee So-young is minister of SMEs and Startups.
She was born in Busan on February 10, 1985 (lunar calendar).
She graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in law and completed the master's program coursework in law at Seoul National University Graduate School.
She passed the 51st National Bar Examination and completed the 41st class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute.
She worked as a lawyer specializing in environment and energy at Kim & Chang and was recruited by the Democratic Party of Korea as its No. 8 talent recruit for the 21st National Assembly election.
She ran as the Democratic Party of Korea candidate in Uiwang and Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, in the 21st National Assembly election and was elected. She later served as the party's spokesperson and deputy floor leader.
In the 20th presidential election, she served as field spokesperson and traveling spokesperson for Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's campaign, traveling nationwide with him for five months, communicating with reporters and delivering messages from the campaign trail. This led her to be classified as a pro-Lee Jae-myung politician within the party.
She was re-elected in the 22nd general election. She served as secretary of the National Assembly's Climate Special Committee, Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, and Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee. Within the party, she served as floor spokesperson and co-chair of the Recruitment and Expansion Subcommittee of the Grand Integration Task Force, among other posts.
She was appointed minister of SMEs and Startups in September 2026.
She has strong drive. She speaks in a direct manner.
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She was born in Busan on February 10, 1985 (lunar calendar).
She graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in law and completed the master's program coursework in law at Seoul National University Graduate School.
She passed the 51st National Bar Examination and completed the 41st class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute.
She worked as a lawyer specializing in environment and energy at Kim & Chang and was recruited by the Democratic Party of Korea as its No. 8 talent recruit for the 21st National Assembly election.
She ran as the Democratic Party of Korea candidate in Uiwang and Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, in the 21st National Assembly election and was elected. She later served as the party's spokesperson and deputy floor leader.
In the 20th presidential election, she served as field spokesperson and traveling spokesperson for Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's campaign, traveling nationwide with him for five months, communicating with reporters and delivering messages from the campaign trail. This led her to be classified as a pro-Lee Jae-myung politician within the party.
She was re-elected in the 22nd general election. She served as secretary of the National Assembly's Climate Special Committee, Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, and Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee. Within the party, she served as floor spokesperson and co-chair of the Recruitment and Expansion Subcommittee of the Grand Integration Task Force, among other posts.
She was appointed minister of SMEs and Startups in September 2026.
She has strong drive. She speaks in a direct manner.
#LeeSoYoung #MinistryOfSMEsAndStartups #DemocraticPartyOfKorea #KimAndChang #SungkyunkwanUniversity #SeoulNationalUniversity #NationalAssembly #LeeJaeMyung #ClimatePolicy #PoliticalCareer
