Kim Myung-ja (Korean: 김명자; Hanja: 金明子; born 13 July 1944) is a South Korean scientist, educator and politician previously served as the longest serving minister of Kim Dae-jung administration and female minister in South Korean history respectively. Kim has been very active in participating in policy making process and taking advisory roles across public and private sectors, academia and civil societies. Kim is Non-executive director of Hyosung from 2017 and an advisor to GS Caltex from 2013. She was NED of other Chaebol, Doosan Group, from 2009 to 2012.