Choi Hyun-soo
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Choi Hyun-soo | |
|---|---|
| 최현수 | |
| Spokesperson of Ministry of National Defense | |
| In office 11 December 2017 – 30 June 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Minister | Song Young-moo Jeong Kyeong-doo Suh Wook |
| Preceded by | Moon Sang-gyun |
| Succeeded by | Boo Seung-chan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1960 |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University University of Chicago |
Choi Hyun-soo (Korean: 최현수; born 3 April 1960) is a South Korean journalist who previously served as the Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense from 2017 to 2020 - the first woman to assume this post in the Ministry's history.[1]
Choi was previously the first woman to become the Ministry correspondent in 2002 and a military specialist in 2009 respectively.[2] Before resigning for her new career in public service, she had worked as a journalist at Kukmin Ilbo for almost three decades from 1988.[3]
She hosted a television show at the Ministry-run media agency and completed a doctorate programme at the Ministry-run Korea National Defense University.[4]
Choi retired from post in June 2020.[5] A year later she was brought back to public service as the head of Defense Agency for Spiritual & Mental Force Enhancement of the Ministry.[6]
She holds two degrees - a bachelor in political science from Yonsei University and a master's in international relations from University of Chicago.