Park Yang-woo

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.

Park Yang-woo
박양우
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Assumed office
3 April 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded byDo Jong-hwan
Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism
In office
9 August 2006 – 29 February 2008
PresidentRoh Moo-hyun
Prime MinisterHan Myeong-sook
Han Duck-soo
Preceded byYoo Jin-ryong
Succeeded byKim Jang-shil
Personal details
Born (1958-11-20) 20 November 1958
Political partyindependent
Alma materChung Ang University
Seoul National University
City, University of London
Hanyang University
This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.

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]

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References
  1. 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.
  2. 유청모 (2019-03-18). "Cineastes denounce President Moon's culture minister nominee". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. "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.
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