| Native name | 박순애 |
|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Education |
| President | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Prime minister | Han Duck-soo |
| Term start | 5 July 2022 |
| Term end | 8 August 2022 |
| Predecessor | Yoo Eun-hae |
| Successor | Lee Ju-ho |
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.
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]
References
- ^ "尹 "여성, 장관 직전 위치까지 못 올라와" 답변도 논란" (in Korean). Pressian. 22 May 2022. Archived 4 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "ko:'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 Business Daily. 26 May 2022. Archived 16 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. 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 16 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 September 2022.