Yu Myung-hwan | |
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유명환 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
In office 29 February 2008 –4 September 2010 | |
President | Lee Myung-bak |
Preceded by | Song Min-soon |
Succeeded by | Kim Sung-hwan |
Yu Myung-hwan | |
Hangul | 유명환 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yu Myeong-hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Yu Myŏnghwan |
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In 2010,Yu has resigned over accusations of nepotism involving his daughter. Yu's daughter,Yu Hyun-sun,was employed at the foreign ministry as a mid-level director through a special employment program. [2]
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