Ko Min-jung
South Korean politician
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| Intro | South Korean politician | |
| Places | South Korea | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 13 October 1979, Seoul, South Korea | |
| Age | 45 years | |
| Star sign | Libra | |
| Politics: | Democratic Party Of Korea |
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Biography
Ko Min-jung (Korean: 고민정; Hanja: 高旼廷; born 23 August 1979) is a former KBS announcer previously served as the presidential spokesperson at the Blue House, South Korea since her appointment by President Moon Jae-in in April 2019.
In 2004 she passed the exam and joined Announcers' Bureau of Programming Department of KBS. From 2005 to 2017 she hosted various - mostly informative, family-targeted - tv shows and two radio programmes.
After resigning from the well-paid job at a national broadcaster in 2017, she worked with Moon as his spokesperson during his campaign for Democratic Party primary and 2017 presidential elections. After his inauguration as the President, she continued her career with Moon as his first vice presidential spokesperson. In April 2019 she was promoted to presidential spokesperson after her predecessor resigned. In January 2020 she resigned the post for upcoming 2020 general election.
She holds Bachelor and Master's in Chinese language and literature from Kyung Hee University and Qingdao University respectively.
Personal life
She is married to Cho Ki-young, a poet whom she met at her college.