Party: The Grand National Party
Electoral District: SeongDong-gu Gap / Seoul

Education

1972. 2 Finished Daejeon Girls High School, Daejeon
1976. 2 Graduated from the Department of Sociology, Yonsei University
1983.12 Graduated from the Graduate School of Humanities,
Indiana University (M. A. in Sociology)
1991. 4 Graduated from the Graduate School of Humanities,
University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D in Sociology)

Experience 

1975. 11 ~ 1978. 6 Research Fellow, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
1991. 6 ~ 1995. 6 Lecturer, Yonsei & Hanyang University
2000. 3 ~ 2004. 2 Professor, Sejong University
1995. 4 ~ 2004. 5 Senior Fellow, The Youido Institute
2004. 5 ~ Member of the 17-18th National Assembly Republic of Korea (The Grand National Party)
2004. 5 ~ Member of Education Committee, Gender Equality and Family Committee, House Steering Committee and National Policy Committee, Strategy and Finance Committee
2004. 5 ~ 2008. 8 Vice-President of the Korean Parliamentary League on Children Population and Environment
2005. 4 ~ 2006. 1 Grand National Party Vice-Chairman of the Policy Committee (the field of Women, Culture and Tourism)
2006. 1 ~ 7 Grand National Party Deputy Floor Leader
(an Information Service)
2007. 5 ~ 8 Spokesperson of Lee Myung-bak, the presidential candidate of the main opposition Grand National Party
2007. 12 ~ 2008. 2 Member of The 17th Presidential Transition Committee (Chairperson of Sub-committee National Affairs)
2008. 8 ~ Executive Member of Regulatory Reform Special Commitee
2008. 8 ~ Chairman of the ROK-Ecuador Parliamentary Friendship Association
2009. 6 ~ President of The Youido Institute
2010. 8 ~ Minister of Health and Welfare