Culture ministry names first female spokesperson in 36-year history

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday that it had appointed its first female spokesperson. Im Young-ah, 52, currently the ministry's sports cooperation officer, has been appointed to the director-general-level post effective Monday. It is the first time a woman has held the spokesperson role since the ministry's predecessor, the Ministry of Culture, was launched in 1990. A Seoul native, Im graduated from Ewha Womans University with a degree in law and entered public service in

By The Korea Herald