Park Soon-ae
South Korean policy analyst (born 1965)
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Park Soon-ae (Korean: 박순애; born 21 April 1965) is a South Korean former Education Minister who served under President Yoon Suk-yeol in July 2022 to August 2022.
Park Soon-ae | |
|---|---|
| 박순애 | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 5 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
| President | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Prime Minister | Han Duck-soo |
| Preceded by | Yoo Eun-hae |
| Succeeded by | Lee Ju-ho |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박순애 |
| RR | Bak Sunae |
| MR | Pak Sunae |
Minister of Education
As of May 2022, there were only three women among the State Councilors of the Yoon Suk Yeol government and only two women among the vice-ministerial level officials. This was criticised as a lack of women's representation in the government.[1] In response to these criticisms, Yoon appointed Park Soon-ae as the Minister of Education and Kim Seung-hee as the Minister of Welfare, increasing the ratio of female-to-male ministers in the cabinet to 30%.[2]
Park Soon-ae resigned on 5 August, just 34 days into her tenure; Yoon's approval rating had fallen from 30% to 24%, largely due to public backlash against Park's school reform plans.[3]
