Park Yang-woo
Park Yang-woo | |
|---|---|
| 박양우 | |
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2019 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
| Preceded by | Do Jong-hwan |
| Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism | |
| In office 9 August 2006 – 29 February 2008 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Prime Minister | Han Myeong-sook Han Duck-soo |
| Preceded by | Yoo Jin-ryong |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jang-shil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1958 |
| Political party | independent |
| Alma mater | Chung Ang University Seoul National University City, University of London Hanyang University |
Park Yang-woo (Korean: 박양우; Hanja: 朴良雨; born 20 November 1958) is a South Korean politician currently serving as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism since his appointment by President Moon Jae-in in April 2019.
He was previously the deputy head of the Ministry under President Roh Moo-hyun from 2006 to 2008.[1]
After passing the state exam in 1979, he worked at the Ministry, Office of the President and Korean Cultural Center New York for over 20 years before leaving the public service as the deputy head of the Ministry (then Ministry of Culture and Tourism) in 2008.
He then went back to his first alma mater, Chung-Ang University, as its professor of art management and later its vice president. He also served as the president of Korean Association Of Arts Management from 2009 to 2013.
From 2013 to 2019 he was the non-executive director of the South Korean media chaebol, CJ ENM.[2]
Park holds four degrees - a bachelor and a master's in public administration from Chung-Ang University and Seoul National University, a master's in Culture, Policy and Management from City, University of London and a doctorate in tourism science from Hanyang University.[3]
Awards
Order of Service Merit by the government of South Korea (2009)
Order of Service Merit by the government of South Korea (2000)
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References
- ^ 박보람 (2019-03-08). "Ex-vice minister with 30 years' experience in culture policy tapped as culture minister". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ 유청모 (2019-03-18). "Cineastes denounce President Moon's culture minister nominee". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "Welcome to the website of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea". www.mcst.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-02.