Superintendent of Education, Cho Hee Yeoon was born in Jeongup, Jeonbok and graduted from Seoul Joongang High School. Cho then attended Seoul National University, studying sociology and recieved his master and doctorate degree in sociology from Yonsei University. Cho became a professor at Sungkonghoe University in 1990 and also acted as Dean of the School of Civil Society and Welfare, as well as the Director of the Institute for Democracy. Through the 20th and 21st, Cho is now the 22nd Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.