[12·4 Cabinet Reshuffle] Song Miryeong, Former Vice President of Rural Economy Institute, Nominated as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Song Mi-ryeong, former Vice President of the Korea Rural Economic Institute, nominated as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

On the 4th, President Yoon Suk-yeol nominated Song Mi-ryeong, former Vice President of the Korea Rural Economic Institute, as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. If Song is appointed as minister, it will mark the first time since the ministry's establishment in 1948 that a woman has taken office as minister.

Born in 1967, Song graduated from Ewha Womans University with a degree in Political Science and Diplomacy, earned a master's degree in Urban Planning from Seoul National University, followed by a doctorate in Public Administration, and joined the Korea Rural Economic Institute in 1997. At the institute, she served as Director of Planning and Coordination, Vice President, Head of the 14th Agricultural Outlook Division, and Head of the Agriculture and Rural Policy Research Division.

Kim Dae-gi, Chief of Staff to the President, commented on the cabinet reshuffle, saying, "Song Mi-ryeong, former Vice President of the Korea Rural Economic Institute, is a leading expert in balanced development between urban and rural areas. She currently serves as a member of the Presidential Committee on Rural Areas under the direct authority of the President and participates in the agricultural policy of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration. We expect her to contribute with her extensive research and field experience accumulated over many years."