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Kang Kyung-wha

1955 - Today

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Kang Kyung-wha (Korean: 강경화; born April 7, 1955) is a South Korean diplomat and politician who was the first female Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017-21 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position. She is also the first Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations. Previously, Kang was the first non-exam-taker to become a director-general at the ministry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kang Kyung-wha has received more than 316,857 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Kang Kyung-wha is the 14,264th most popular politician (down from 12,953rd in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 196th in 2019) and the 87th most popular South Korean Politician.

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  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kang Kyung-wha ranks 14,264 out of 19,576. Before her are Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, Heidi Hautala, Ramón Emeterio Betances, Cherie Blair, Malcolm Fraser, and Aleida Assmann. After her are Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, John Julius Norwich, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Jimmy Morales, Choe Son-hui, and Liberius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Kang Kyung-wha ranks 282. Before her are Steven Culp, Andrei Gavrilov, Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Galina Lukashenko, Val McDermid, and Heidi Hautala. After her are Avraham Burg, Bill Condon, Jesús María Zamora, Toshio Suzuki, Lee Smolin, and Raymond Ndong Sima.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kang Kyung-wha ranks 241 out of 1,128. Before her are Kim Min-jae (1996), Moonbin (1998), Kim Yoon-ok (1947), Kim Joo-hyuk (1972), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), and Ji Sung (1977). After her are Bae Suzy (1994), Lee Hae-chan (1952), D.O. (1993), Seo In-guk (1987), Cha Tae-hyun (1976), and Shin Tae-yong (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Kang Kyung-wha ranks 87. Before her are Chung Sye-kyun (1950), Sin Sukju (1417), Chung Un-chan (1947), Kim Boo-kyum (1958), Yi Jun-yong (1870), and Oh Se-hoon (1961). After her are Lee Hae-chan (1952), Kim Hwang-sik (1948), Chang Taek-sang (1893), Lee Wan-koo (1950), Heo Mok (1595), and Chung Won-shik (1928).

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