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Cho Kyoo-hong is the Minister of Health and Welfare.

Cho faces the task of resolving conflicts between the government and the medical community that have arisen from the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s policy to increase medical school quotas.

He is also working to revise the national pension reform plan, which was introduced in September 2024, in response to demands from various sectors of society.

Cho was born on February 19, 1967, in Seoul.

He graduated from Seoul Jungang University High School and majored in economics at Seoul National University. He later earned a master’s degree in public administration from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Administration, as well as a master’s and doctorate in economics from the University of Colorado, USA.

Cho entered public service through the 32nd civil service exam and worked in the Budget Office of the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the Ministry of Planning and Budget.

At the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, he served as Director of the Budget System Division, Director of the General Budget Division, Economic Budget Deliberation Officer, and Director-General for Fiscal Management.

During the Lee Myung-bak administration, he worked at the Blue House as an administrative officer and senior administrative officer in the Office of Planning and Management. He also worked as a senior administrative officer in the Office of Planning Secretary during the Park Geun-hye administration.

After serving as Director-General for Fiscal Management at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Cho worked as a director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). He also participated in drafting economic policy pledges as a member of the first economic subcommittee of the Presidential Transition Committee for the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.

After Yoon’s administration began, Cho was appointed as the First Vice Minister of Health and Welfare. Four months later, he was promoted to Minister of Health and Welfare.


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