Kim Hee-kyung
South Korean journalist and humanitarian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kim Hee-kyung (Korean: 김희경; Hanja: 金熹暻; born 1967) is a former South Korean journalist and humanitarian served as President Moon Jae-in's second Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family from 2019 to 2020.
Kim Hee-kyung | |
|---|---|
| 김희경 | |
| Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family | |
| In office 8 February 2019 – 8 September 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
| Minister | Jin Sun-mee Lee Jung-ok |
| Preceded by | Lee Sook-jin |
| Succeeded by | Kim Kyung-seon |
| 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 The Dong-A 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 an MBA from Loyola Marymount University.[5]
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