Hwang Hee (politician)

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Korea Colombia Culture Minister Meeting 06.jpg

| caption = Hwang Hee in 2022

| party = Democratic

| alma_mater = Soongsil University
Yonsei University

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mokpo, South Korea

| office = Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism

| term_start = 11 February 2021

| term_end = 13 May 2022

| predecessor = Park Yang-woo

| successor = Park Bo-gyoon

| office1 = Member of the National Assembly

| predecessor1 = Gil Jeong-woo

| term_start1 = 30 May 2016

| constituency1 = Seoul Yangcheon A

| president = Moon Jae-in

| primeminister = Chung Sye-kyun
Kim Boo-kyum

| native_name = {{nobold|황희}}

}}

Hwang Hee ({{korean|hangul=황희|hanja=黃熙|rr=|mr=}}; born 28 July 1967) is a South Korean politician who formerly served as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022 and a member of the National Assembly from Yangcheon District of Seoul from 2016.

In January 2021, President Moon Jae-in nominated Hwang as his third Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism as part of cabinet reshuffle.{{Cite web|last=이 |first=민지|date=2021-01-20|title=(profile) Liberal, press-friendly lawmaker tapped as culture minister|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210120005900315|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=장 |first=동우|date=2021-01-20|title=(LEAD) Moon names Chung Eui-yong as new foreign minister: Cheong Wa Dae|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210120003551315|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=en}}

He first entered politics in 1997 when he worked as a secretary to then party leader and prominent presidential candidate Kim Dae-jung. From 2003 to 2007 he then worked as an administrator at Office of the President Roh Moo-Hyun from 2003 to 2007.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-20|title='DJ 비서'로 정계 입문한 황희, 친노·친문 핵심에서 문체부 장관까지|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?4186784|access-date=2021-02-13|website=뉴스1|language=ko}}

In 2012 he failed to earn party nomination for the general election. In 2016 Hwang became the first Democratic politician elected to represent Yangcheon A constituency in over two decades.

Hwang holds three degrees: a bachelor's degree in economics from Soongsil University and a master's and a doctorate in urban engineering from Yonsei University.{{Cite web|date=|title=[프로필] 황희 문화체육관광부 장관 후보자|url=http://m.newspim.com/news/view/20210120000309|access-date=2021-01-20|website=NewsPim|language=ko}}