Former Minister of Industry Shin Gukhwan Passes Away

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chae-seok] Former lawmaker Shin Guk-hwan, who served as the 46th and 48th Minister of Industry and Resources, passed away on the morning of the 9th due to a chronic illness. He was 81 years old.

After graduating from Gyeongbuk High School and Seoul National University with a degree in law, Shin passed the civil service exam in 1966 and served as Director of the Machinery Industry Bureau, Director of the Electronics and Electrical Industry Bureau, Director of the Trade Bureau, and Director of the Planning and Management Office at the Ministry of Industry and Resources.

He later assumed office as the 46th Minister of Industry and Resources in 2000 and the 48th Minister in 2002, and was elected as a member of the 17th National Assembly in 2004.

Survived by his wife Jo Young-ja, daughters Shin Yoo-jin, Yoo-hyung (professor at Hanyang University), and Seung-hyun (Korea Trade Insurance Corporation), and sons-in-law Kim Woo-jin (Hanwha Techwin), Lee Kyung-jin (self-employed), and Shin Kyung-bae (Liner Life).

The funeral is being held at Samsung Seoul Hospital, Room 19. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on the 11th, and the burial site is Eden Nakwon in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.

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