Hyun In-taek
Hyun In-Taek (born 27 September 1954) was Minister of Unification of South Korea from January 2009 til August 2011. He was replaced with Yu Woo-ik. As the Minister of Unification, he oversaw matters related to South Korea’s policies toward North Korea, inter-Korean affairs, unification of the two Koreas, and public education on unification.
Hyun previously served on the presidential transition committee for President Lee Myung-bak. He was one of the main designers of the Lee Myung-bak administration’s policy toward North Korea, “Vision 3000: Denuclearization and Openness” initiative.
Before his appointment as the Minister of Unification, Hyun held a position of professor of political science and international relations at Korea University where he received his B.A. and M.A. He holds a Ph.D. in international politics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He also long served as the director of the Ilmin International Relations Ins*ute, one of Korea’s major think tanks on international relations, and was a research fellow at the Sejong Ins*ute, a research ins*ute on security and foreign affairs.
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- 현인택. Daum (Korean)