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Choi Hyun-soo (Korean: 최현수; born 3 April 1960) is a South Korean journalist who previously served as the Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense from 2017 to 2020 - the first woman to assume this post in the Ministry's history.

Choi was previously the first woman to become the Ministry correspondent in 2002 and a military specialist in 2009 respectively. Before resigning for her new career in public service, she had worked as a journalist at Kukmin Ilbo for almost three decades from 1988.

She hosted a television show at the Ministry-run media agency and completed a doctorate programme at the Ministry-run Korea National Defense University.

Choi retired from post in June 2020. A year later she was brought back to public service as the head of Defense Agency for Spiritual & Mental Force Enhancement of the Ministry.

She holds two degrees - a bachelor in political science from Yonsei University and a master's in international relations from University of Chicago.

Awards

• The 28th Choi Eun-hee Female Journalist Award (2011)
• Award from Korean Women Journalist Association (2011)

References

1. 이, 치동 (2017-12-07). "Female reporter named as defense ministry's spokesperson". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
2. "국방부 대변인에 여성 첫 임명…군사전문기자 최현수씨". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
3. "최현수 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
4. 이, 영재 (2017-12-07). "국방부 사상 최초 여성 대변인 탄생…언론인 최현수씨(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
5. "국방부 '최초' 여성 대변인 최현수 대변인...30일 정년퇴임". SPN 서울평양뉴스 (in Korean). 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
6. 김, 귀근 (2021-06-14). "국방정신전력원장에 최현수 전 국방부 대변인". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
7. "최현수 전 군사전문 기자, 국방부 첫 여성 대변인에". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

• Yonsei University alumni
• University of Chicago alumni
• 1960 births
• Living people
• South Korean women journalists
• South Korean government officials
• South Korean journalists