Han Jeoung-ae
한정애
Han Jeoung-ae
Minister of Environment
In office
22 January 2021 – 9 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun
Kim Boo-kyum
Preceded byCho Myung-rae
Succeeded byHan Hwa-jin
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2016
ConstituencySeoul Gangseo C
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1965-01-08) 8 January 1965
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materPusan National University
University of Nottingham
ReligionRoman Catholic
(Christian name : Gabrielle)
Websitehanjeoungae.com

Han Jeoung-ae (Korean: 한정애; Hanja: 韓貞愛; born 8 January 1965) is a South Korean politician and a three-term parliamentarian representing Gangseo District of Seoul at the National Assembly from 2016. Han also served as Minister of Environment under President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022.[1]

Trade unionist

After graduating from Pusan National University, she worked at Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. After completing her doctorate studies in the UK, she returned to the Agency.[2] In 2005 she became the head of its trade union. And in 2006 she became the deputy chair of Federation of Korean Trade Unions's public servants bureau. She continued to take leadership roles in the trade unions before entering politics for the 2012 general election. From 2006 to 2011, she has taken multiple roles in formulating labor-related policy, such as a member of sub-committees of then-Economic and Social Development Commission (now-Economic, Social and Labor Council) and the highest governing bodies of National Pension Service and National Health Insurance Service, as a trade union representative.[3]

Parliamentarian

In the 2012 general election, she was placed as the number 11 of the party's proportional representation list. In the 2016 general election, she defeated the former Gangseo District mayor from the opposition party.[4]

She has taken multiple roles in her party and its preceding parties including one of members its Supreme Council, its deputy floor leader and its spokesperson as well as deputy chair and senior deputy chair of its Policy Planning Committee.

In 2018 she received Lush Prize in lobbying category for her legislative work in supporting alternative safety testing to animal testing.[5]

In 2020 she was elected as the chair of National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee responsible for scrutinising Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and related agencies.[1] In August 2020 newly elected leader of her party, Lee Nak-yeon, appointed her as the chair of party's Policy Planning Committee and she subsequently resigned from the elected chair of the Health and Welfare Committee.[6] In September Lee appointed her and Yang Hyang-ja as the co-deputy chair of party's K-New Deal Committee led by party floor leader Kim Tae-nyeon.[7]

Minister

President Moon Jae-in nominated Han as his next Minister of Environment on 30 December 2020.[8][9] Democratic party leader Lee Nak-yon replaced Han with Hong Ik-pyo to chair the party's policy planning committee[10]

Education

Han holds two degrees - a bachelor in environmental engineering from Pusan National University and a doctorate in industrial engineering from University of Nottingham. She also completed postgraduate programme in environmental engineering at Pusan National University.[3]

Electoral history

Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
19th National Assembly General Election 2012 Proportional representation Democratic United Party 7,777,123 36.45% Won
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 Seoul Gangseo C Democratic Party 39,992 43.54% Won
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Seoul Gangseo C Democratic Party 64,515 59.9% Won

References

  1. 1 2 강소현 (2020-06-15). "국회 산자위 이학영·보건복지위 한정애 선출(상보)". 머니S (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. ↑ 박광범 (2015-05-01). "'당돌한 언니' 한정애가 꿈꾸는 평등복지국가". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. 1 2 "한정애 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  4. ↑ "강서병 노장 행정관 유영 VS. 노력파 여성인권 전문가 한정애". 뉴스스토리 (in Korean). 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  5. ↑ "2018 Prize Winners". Lush Prize. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  6. ↑ "이낙연, 사무총장 박광온·정책위의장 한정애 임명…수석대변인 최인호". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. ↑ 입력 2020.09.09 14:01 (2020-09-09). "'이낙연 체제' 與 실무당직 인사…청와대 출신 인사 전진배치". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Moon Nominates Park Beom-Kye As New Justice Minister". TBS (in Korean). 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  9. ↑ 유지호 (2020-12-30). "(profile) Veteran lawmaker nominated to lead push for carbon neutrality as environment minister". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  10. ↑ 노석조 (2020-01-04). "민주당 새 정책위 의장에 홍익표". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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