Han Hwa-jin

Han Wha-jin (; born 1959) is a South Korean researcher and politician who served as the minister of environment from 2022 to 2024. She was appointed by President Yoon Suk-Yeol. She previously served as an honorary researcher at the , where she specialized in air pollution and climate change.

Early life and education Han was born December 23, 1959, in Daejeon. Han received her bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Korea University. She later earned her doctorate degree in chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Han has strengthened Yoon's policies of expanding the role of nuclear power. In a 2022 June 15 press conference, she asserted that "the classification of nuclear power as green energy is an international trend," and "how nuclear power and renewable energy will be mixed in harmony" is what matters. (한화진은 2022년 6월15일 기자간담회에서 "원전이 친환경 녹색에너지로 분류되는 건 국제적 추세"라며 "지난 정부가 재생에너지를 강조하는 차원에서 원전이 밀린 것 같은데 결국 원전과 재생에너지를 어떻게 조화롭게 믹스(mix)하느냐가 중요하다"고 말했다.)