Cho Kyoo-hong

Cho Kyoo-hong (Korean: 조규홍; Hanja: 曺圭鴻; born 19 February 1967) is a South Korean government official who served as the minister of health and welfare from 2022 to 2025.^[1] As the first deputy health minister, Cho served as acting minister after former Minister Kwon Deok-cheol left office in May. He was the third person appointed by President Yoon to fill the position after the first two nominees were forced to step down amid controversy.^[2]

Cho Kyoo-hong
조규홍
Cho in 2025
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office 5 October 2022 – 21 July 2025
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime Minister	Han Duck-soo
Preceded by	Kwon Deok-cheol
Succeeded by	Jeong Eun-kyeong
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-19) 19 February 1967 (age 58) Haman, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Seoul National University (BA, MPA) University of Colorado Boulder (MA, PhD)

Early life and education

Cho graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in public administration. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado.^[3]