Park Hae-ja
Park Hae-ja (Korean: 박혜자; Hanja: 朴惠子; born 23 May 1956) is a South Korean politician and a former professor of administration at Honam University currently serving as the 10th President of KERIS, Korea Education & Research Information Service[1] - the first woman to lead the Service.
Park Hae-ja | |
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박혜자 | |
President of the Korea Education Research Information Service | |
Assumed office 16 April 2019 | |
Minister | Yoo Eun-hae |
Preceded by | Han Suk-soo |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Cho Young-taek |
Succeeded by | Song Ki-seok |
Constituency | Gwangju Seo A |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 May 1956 |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Ewha Womans University University of Oregon University of Seoul |
From 1989 Park had been teaching administration at Honam University for over two decades[2] and also served as Dean of its School of Humanities & Social Science.[3] Park also worked at South Jeolla Provincial government as its head of Women and Welfare Bureau for 4 years which was unusual for non-state exam takers to have their tenure extended.[4]
After serving 4 years at the National Assembly from Gwangju from 2012 to 2016, Park failed to earn her party's nomination twice for her re-election - in 2016 general election and 2018 bi-election.[5][6]
In 2017 she worked for President Moon Jae-in as a spokesperson of his presidential campaign.[7]
Park holds four degrees - a bachelor and a master's in politics from Ewha Womans University, a Master of Science from University of Oregon and a doctorate in administration from University of Seoul.[2]
References
- "한국교육학술정보원장에 박혜자 박사 취임". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "[호남] 박혜자교수"복지시스템 만들겠다"". news.chosun.com (in Korean). 2004-01-13. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "한국교육학술정보원장에 박혜자 전 국회의원 취임". 에듀프레스(edupress) (in Korean). 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- www.etnews.com (2019-08-01). "[데스크가 만났습니다]박혜자 KERIS 원장 "에듀테크 촉진은 내 소명...KERIS 존재도 알리겠다"". 대한민국 IT포털의 중심! 이티뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "더민주, 이목희·박혜자 탈락…광주는 현역공천 '제로'". www.hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- 지면보기, 입력 2018 05 02 00:42 수정 2018 05 02 06:34 | 종합 6면 (2018-05-02). ""공천=당선 생각이 당에 독 된다"…민주당 높은 지지율 역설". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "박혜자 "문재인 정부, 광주의 대변인은 '바로 나'"". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2020-08-02.