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Kim Wan-sup is the Minister of Environment.

He is focusing on addressing various issues related to the climate crisis, including the 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). He is also striving to lead the establishment of an international plastic convention as the chair country of the UN Plastic International Convention meeting.

He was born on April 19, 1968, in Wonju, Gangwon-do.

He graduated from Seoul Youngdong High School and majored in Business Administration at Korea University. In 1993, he obtained a master's degree from the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Missouri in 2005.

He began his public service career after passing the Higher Civil Service Examination in 1992. He held various positions in the Ministry of Planning and Budget and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, including Head of the Private Investment Management Team, Director of the Labor and Environment Budget Division, Social Budget Review Officer, Comprehensive Budget Review Officer, and Budget Office Director.

In July 2023, he was appointed the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and in April 2024, he ran for the 22nd National Assembly election in the Wonju-eul constituency in Gangwon-do but was not elected.

In July 2024, he was appointed as the second Minister of Environment in the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.

He is recognized as a budget expert, having held key budget-related positions as an economic official. However, there are evaluations that he lacks expertise as the Minister of Environment.

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