Summary
Park Soon-ae (born 21 April 1965) is a South Korean former Education Minister who served under President Yoon Suk-yeol for in July 2022 to August 2022.
Park Soon-ae | |
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| 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 |
Minister of Education edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "尹 "여성, 장관 직전 위치까지 못 올라와" 답변도 논란" (in Korean). Pressian. 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "'교육 박순애·복지 김승희·식약처 오유경'...尹 내각 女비율 단숨에 30% 근접" ['Park Soon-ae to Education, Kim Seung-hee to Welfare, Oh Yoo-kyung to Ministry of Food and Drug Safety': ratio of women in Yoon cabinet approaches 30%]. Aju News. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Kim, Mi-na (9 August 2022). "Education minister resigns 34 days into term as Yoon's approval rating dwindles". The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.