About Oh Youngju
Born 1964. Oh Youngju is a South Korean politician, diplomat and civil servant.
Oh Young-ju (; born March 27, 1964) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the minister of SMEs and startups from 2023 to 2025. She also held office as the ambassador to Vietnam from 2022 to 2023 and as the deputy permanent representative to the United Nations from 2015 to 2017.
Biography Oh was born on March 27, 1964 in Masan, South Korea. She gained a bachelor's degree from Ewha Womans University in 1986 and a master's degree from the University of California, San Diego.
From February 1998 to March 1999, Deputy Secretary to the South Korean Mission to the United Nations. From March 1999 to September 2000, Oh was the Secretary to the South Korean Mission to the United Nations. From October 2022 to July 2023, she was the South Korean ambassador to Vietnam. In December 2023, Oh became the Minister of SMEs and Startups.
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South Korean diplomat
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Oh Youngju was born on 27 March 1964.
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Oh Youngju is a politician, diplomat and civil servant.
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Oh Youngju is South Korean.
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