Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 7, 1955 (age 70)
Place of Birth
Seoul, South Korea
Also Known As
강경화
Gang Gyeong-hwa
康京和
Kang Kyung-hwa
Biography
Kang Kyung-wha is a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the first Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2021 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position. She is also the first Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations.
