# Yim Young-shin

> Im Yeong-sin, also known by the English name Louise Yim, was a South Korean educator and politician. She was both the first female minister in South Korea, holding the post of Minister of Commerce and Industry from 1948 to 1949, and the first woman elected to the South Korean parliament, serving from 1949 to 1954. Yim also helped establish Chung-Ang University.

*First female minister of South Korea*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** South Korea
- **Born:** 1899-11-20
- **Died:** 1977-02-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 29.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [任永信](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%BB%E6%B0%B8%E4%BF%A1)
- [Louise Yim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Yim)
- [Louise Yim](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Yim)
- [Louise Yim](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Yim)
- [任永信](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%BB%E6%B0%B8%E4%BF%A1)
- [임영신](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%84%EC%98%81%EC%8B%A0)
- [Im Yeong-sin](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im_Yeong-sin)
- [Louise Yim](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Yim)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6854817)

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