NAME : Yoon Seong-kyu

POSITION : Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea

DATE OF BIRTH : May 8, 1956 (lunar calendar)

Education

• 2013 : Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University
• 2007 : M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University
• 1979 : B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University

Career

• 03/2013 ~ present  : 15th Minister of Environment
• 08/2009 ~ 02/2013 : Research Professor, Hanyang University
• 03/2008 ~ 03/2009 : Deputy Administrator, Korea Meteorological Administration
• 01/2005 ~ 03/2008 : President, National Institute of Environmental Research
• 01/2004 ~ 01/2005 : Director General, Resources Policy Department, Ministry of Commerce,
                                   Industry and Energy
• 08/2002 ~ 01/2004 : Director General, Environmental Policy Department, Ministry of Environment
• 03/2001 ~ 08/2002 : Director General, Water Quality Conservation Bureau, Ministry of Environment