Yu Myung-hwan

{{Short description|South Korean politician (born 1946)}}

{{family name hatnote|Yu||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Yu Myung-hwan

| native_name = {{nobold|유명환}}

| native_name_lang = ko

| office = Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

| image = Yu Myung-hwan 080327-D-9880W-016 0ZFII.jpg

| caption = Yu meeting Robert Gates at the Pentagon in 2008

| president = Lee Myung-bak

| predecessor = Song Min-soon

| successor = Kim Sung-hwan

| term_start = 29 February 2008

| term_end = 4 September 2010

}}

{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 유명환

| hanja = 柳明桓

| rr = Yu Myeonghwan

| mr = Yu Myŏnghwan

}}

Yu Myung-hwan ({{Korean|hangul=유명환}}; born April 8, 1946) is a South Korean diplomat, he was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from February 2008 to September 2010. His resignation was caused when his daughter was given a job in his department. He has previously held posts including Ambassador to Israel, Japan and the Philippines.{{cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4515468/YU-MYUNG-HWAN-NAMED-S.html |title=Yu Myung-Hwan Named S.Korean Vice Foreign Minister In Reshuffle|date=July 27, 2005|publisher=AsiaPulse News|access-date=2008-07-11}} Yu received his bachelor's degree in public administration from Seoul National University.