Han Jeoung-ae

After graduating from Pusan National University, she worked at Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. After completing her doctorate studies in the UK, she returned to the Agency.{{Cite web|author=박광범|date=2015-05-01|script-title=ko:'당돌한 언니' 한정애가 꿈꾸는 평등복지국가|url=https://news.joins.com/article/17714324|access-date=2020-06-14|website=JoongAng Ilbo|language=ko}} In 2005 she became the head of its trade union. And in 2006 she became the deputy chair of Federation of Korean Trade Unions's public servants bureau. She continued to take leadership roles in the trade unions before entering politics for the 2012 general election. From 2006 to 2011, she has taken multiple roles in formulating labor-related policy, such as a member of sub-committees of then-Economic and Social Development Commission (now-Economic, Social and Labor Council) and the highest governing bodies of National Pension Service and National Health Insurance Service, as a trade union representative.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:한정애 :: 네이버 인물검색|url=https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%ED%95%9C%EC%A0%95%EC%95%A0&os=315365&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService|access-date=2020-06-14|website=people.search.naver.com}}

In the 2012 general election, she was placed as the number 11 of the party's proportional representation list. In the 2016 general election, she defeated the former Gangseo District mayor from the opposition party.{{Cite web|date=2016-03-21|script-title=ko:강서병 노장 행정관 유영 VS. 노력파 여성인권 전문가 한정애|url=http://www.news-story.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=27403|access-date=2020-06-14|website=뉴스스토리|language=ko}}

She has taken multiple roles in her party and its preceding parties including one of members its Supreme Council, its deputy floor leader and its spokesperson as well as deputy chair and senior deputy chair of its Policy Planning Committee.

In 2018 she received Lush Prize in lobbying category for her legislative work in supporting alternative safety testing to animal testing.{{Cite web|title=2018 Prize Winners|url=https://lushprize.org/2018-prize/2018-prize-winners/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Lush Prize|language=en}}

In 2020 she was elected as the chair of National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee responsible for scrutinising Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and related agencies. In August 2020 newly elected leader of her party, Lee Nak-yeon, appointed her as the chair of party's Policy Planning Committee and she subsequently resigned from the elected chair of the Health and Welfare Committee.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이낙연, 사무총장 박광온·정책위의장 한정애 임명…수석대변인 최인호|url=https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/news/national/%EC%9D%B4%EB%82%99%EC%97%B0-%EC%82%AC%EB%AC%B4%EC%B4%9D%EC%9E%A5-%EB%B0%95%EA%B4%91%EC%98%A8-%EC%A0%95%EC%B1%85%EC%9C%84%EC%9D%98%EC%9E%A5-%ED%95%9C%EC%A0%95%EC%95%A0-%EC%9E%84%EB%AA%85-%EC%88%98%EC%84%9D%EB%8C%80%EB%B3%80%EC%9D%B8-%EC%B5%9C%EC%9D%B8%ED%98%B8/ar-BB18xkIi|access-date=2020-08-31|website=www.msn.com}} In September Lee appointed her and Yang Hyang-ja as the co-deputy chair of party's K-New Deal Committee led by party floor leader Kim Tae-nyeon.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|script-title=ko:'이낙연 체제' 與 실무당직 인사…청와대 출신 인사 전진배치|url=https://news.joins.com/article/23868086|access-date=2020-09-10|website=JoongAng Ilbo|language=ko}}

President Moon Jae-in nominated Han as his next Minister of Environment on 30 December 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-30|title=Moon Nominates Park Beom-Kye As New Justice Minister|url=http://tbs.seoul.kr/eFm/newsView.do?typ_800=N&idx_800=3417104&seq_800=20409681|access-date=2020-12-30|website=TBS|language=ko}}{{Cite web|last=유 |first=지호|date=2020-12-30|title=(profile) Veteran lawmaker nominated to lead push for carbon neutrality as environment minister|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201230006300315|access-date=2021-01-01|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=en}} Democratic party leader Lee Nak-yon replaced Han with Hong Ik-pyo to chair the party's policy planning committee{{Cite web|last=노 |first=석조|date=2020-01-04|script-title=ko:민주당 새 정책위 의장에 홍익표|url=https://www.chosun.com/politics/assembly/2021/01/04/3MVKWMCU5NE2ZKSPK2LXNRVVEE/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko}}

Han holds two degrees - a bachelor in environmental engineering from Pusan National University and a doctorate in industrial engineering from University of Nottingham. She also completed postgraduate programme in environmental engineering at Pusan National University.

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