Background
Yang, Young-Shik was born on June 11, 1941 in Cheju-do, Republic of Korea.
Yang, Young-Shik was born on June 11, 1941 in Cheju-do, Republic of Korea.
Graduate, Korea University, 1963. Graduate, Korea University, 1971. Graduate, Korea University, 1998.
Graduate, Kunkook University, 1988.
Researcher Korea University Asian Studies Institute, 1971. Senior secretary policies planning division National Unification Agency, 1972-1977, professor, 1977-1979, policies and planning officer, 1979, education officer, 1981-1983, spokesman, 1983-1986, director information, 1997-1998. Instructing chief National Reunification Training Institute, 1986, education and public relations officer, 1987-1988, professor, 1988-1992.
Advisory committee south-north talks office National Unification Board, 1992-1993, advisor south-north talks office, 1994-1996. Director Unification Research Institute (now Unification Research Agency), 1998-1999. 2d vice-minister National Unification, since 1999.
Lecturer Kookmin University, 1972-1973. Korean representative 1st Consultant for Korean and German Policies for Unification, 1980, Asian-African Nations Meeting, 1985. Advisory Chejoo International Consultant, 1992.
Government representative Korean unification symposium Berkeley University, 1993. Vice-chairman An-am Politics Research Institute Korea University, 1995. Member April Policies Commission, 1995.
Special advisory National Unification Commission, Han-ki-chong, 1996. South Korean representative Vice-Ministerial Talks, Peking, 1999.
Honorary chairman Halla Soccer Association, Seoul, 1991. Non-standing committee member Korea Olympic Committee, 1993-1997. Vice-chairman Chejoo Citizens Association, 1994, chairman, 1996.
Committee member Korea Ethics Commission for Published Materials, 1996-1997.
2 children.