“Please become the most successful Minister of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs…”
Tong-Ki Woo, president of Yeungnam University and Yoon Dong-han, chairman of the Seoul Alumni Association of Yeungnam Univ. et al visits Jeon Jae-hee to congratulate for appointment to minister
[2008-8-29]
In the afternoon of the 28th, Yeungnam University alumni directors including Tong-Ki Woo and Yoon Dong-han visited Jeon Jae-hee, minister of health, welfare and family affairs.
This visit was to congratulate Minister Jeon, who is an alumni at Yeungnam University department of public administration, while also asking her to provide reliable health and welfare policies.
Woo presented Minister Jeon with a congratulatory plaque and stated, "We hope that you become the best model for public employees and the most reliable politician and take advantage of your experiences to become the most successful minister of health, welfare and family affairs in history."
Minister Jeon replied, "I know that I have a heavy responsibility, but I feel better with the encouragement from my fellow alumni." He also added, "I will do all I can in health and welfare administration so that the entire nation can live happily."
Meanwhile, Minister Jeon is famous for being the 'first'. In 1968, she enrolled in the Yeungnam University department of public administration and became the 'first student' of Yeungnam University, which was launched through the integration of Daegu University and Cheonggu University (1967). In 1973, she also became the 'first woman to pass the national public administration examinations'. In 1994, she became the 'first female mayor appointed by the government' and in 1995, she became the 'first female mayor to be voted into office'.
In the 16th National Assembly, she joined for proportional representation, but she resigned from this position and became a National Assembly woman from Gwangmyeong through by-elections. She won the district elections consecutively three times in this region and she held positions such as the Third Committee Chairman, Policy Committee Chairman and Head Committee Person for the Grand National Party.
<Minister Jeon Jae-hee background>
△Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk △Daegu Girls' High School △Yeungnam University Department of Public Administration △Korea University Graduate School of Labor △13th national public administration examination △Ministry of Labor Accident Compensation managerㆍFather and Daughter managerㆍWage and welfare managerㆍTraining and planning manager △Ministry of Labor director of labor insuranceㆍdirector of occupational training △10th and 12th mayor of Gwangmyeong in Gyeonggi △Grand National Party policy committee chairman △Head committee person for the Grand National Party △16∼18th National Assembly person
