Kim Hwa-Joong

Education:

February 1984 Ph. D. in Public Health, Seoul National University

August 1980 M.A. in Nursing Education, Teachers College, Columbia University (USA)

February 1971 M.P.H., Seoul National University

February 1967 B.S. in Nursing, Seoul National University

Career (partial):

27 February 2003 – present: Minister of Health and Welfare

1971 – Present: Professor, School of Public Health, Seoul National University 2002 – February 2003: Board Member, Korea-U.S. Policy Forum

June 2002 – November 2002: Special Assistant to the presidential candidate Roh Moo-hyun on health and health care, The Millennium Democratic Party March 2001 – April 2002: Member, Special Committee on Woman’s Affairs, National Assembly Feb.

2001 – Feb. 2003: Co-chairperson, The Women’s Network for New Politics Feb. 2001 – March 2002: Member, House Steering Committee, National Assembly; Deputy Floor Leader, The Millennium Democratic Party; Vice Chairman, Policy Planning and Coordination Committee 3, The Millennium Democratic Party October 2000 – February 2003: Member of the National Assembly (Education Committee), the Millennium Democratic Party

2000 – February 2002: Member, Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council, Ministry of Health and Welfare

October 2000 – December 2000: Special Assistant to the President of the Millennium Democratic Party

1999 – February 2003: President, Association of Health Care Development for Farming and Fishing Communities

1999 – February 2002: Member, Medical Benefits Committee

1999 – 2000: Member of the Screening Committee for Academic Credit Accreditation, Korean Educational Development Institute

Sept. 1999 – April 2000: Founding Member, The Millennium Democratic Party July 1999 – February 2000: President, Women’s Policy Development Institute, Chungcheongnam-do Province

April 1999 – Nov. 1999: Director, Committee of Change Lifestyle for Women March 1998 – February 2002: President, Korean Nurses Association

1998 – February 2002: Director, Korean National Council of Women

1998 – Feb. 2002: Senior Member, The National Commission for Rebuilding Korea; Director, National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board

1998 – 2000: Advisor, Korean Association Against Drug Abuse

1998 – 2000: Member, Commission on Maternal and Child Health

1996 – 1998: Dean of Public Health Department, School of Public Health, Seoul National University

1996 – 1997: President, Korean Society of School Health

1996 – 1997: Member of Review Committee, Safety and Environment Institute under the auspices of Maeil Economic Newspaper

1996-1997: Member, Industrial Safety Advancement Planning Board, Ministry of Labor

1995: Member, Korean Federation for Environmental Movement

1994 – 1997: President, Korean Association of Occupational Health Nurses 1993 – 1998: President, Korean Nurses Political Society

1993 – 1995: Member, Council of Central Education Evaluation, Ministry of Education

1993 – 1994: Judge for Industrial Safety and Health Award, Ministry of Labor 1993 – 1994: President, Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing

1991 – 1992: President, Korean Academic Society of Industrial Nursing

1990 – 1991: Member, Work-related Disease Prevention Planning Board, Ministry of Labor

1986 – 1989: President, Korean Community Nurses Academic Society

1970 – 1971: Editor of Korean Nurse, Korean Nurses Association

1967 – 1969: Nurse and Head Nurse, Seoul National University Hospital