The Minister for Trade is a position representing the Trade Headquarters of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources of South Korea, and is appointed as a vice-ministerial level political appointee.
List of Ministers Minister for Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Term Name Took office Left office 1st Han Duck-soo March 8, 1998 February 21, 20012nd Hwang Doo-yun February 21, 2001July 28, 2004 3rd Kim Hyun-jong July 28, 2004 August 8, 2007 4thKim Jong-hoon August 8, 2007December 30, 2011 5th Park Tae-ho January 2, 2012 March 23, 2013
Minister for Trade, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources Term Name Took office Left office Rank 1st Kim Hyun-jong July 31, 2017 February 28, 2019 Vice-ministerial level 2nd Yoo Myung-hee March 1, 2019 August 5, 2021 3rd Yeo Han-koo August 6, 2021 May 10, 2022 4th Ahn Duk-geun May 10, 2022 January 4, 2024 5th Jeong In-kyo January 10, 2024 June 11, 2025 16th Yeo Han-koo June 11, 2025 October 1, 2025
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