Choi Young-ae

Choi Young-ae (; born 10 January 1951) is a South Korean human rights activist currently serving as the 8th chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of South Korea from 2018 to 2021. She is the first woman to lead the commission as well as its first chairperson with no background of practicing law.

She previously worked at the commission as its first secretary-general and standing-commissioner. She was also the acting-chairperson of the commission in 2006. She played an instrumental role in establishing legal foundation for creation of the commission in late 1990s.

Awards

Seoul Women Award (now-Seoul Gender Equality Award ) by Seoul metropolitan government (2014) Grand Prize at the 15th Annual Korea Women Leaders Awards by the Young Women's Christian Association of Korea (2017)