Cho Kuk
Cho Kuk | |
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조국 | |
Cho in 2017 | |
| Leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party | |
| In office 3 March 2024 – 12 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Kim Sunmin (acting) |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2024 – 12 December 2024 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 9 September 2019 – 14 October 2019 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Park Sang-ki |
| Succeeded by |
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| Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs | |
| In office 11 May 2017 – 26 July 2019 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Cho Dae-hwan |
| Succeeded by | Kim Joe-won |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1965 Seo District, Busan, South Korea |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Spouse | Chung Kyung-shim |
| Children | 2, including Cho Min |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조국 |
| Hanja | 曺國 |
| RR | Jo Guk |
| MR | Cho Kuk |
Cho Kuk (Korean: 조국; born 6 April 1965) is a South Korean politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of South Korea from May to December 2024, when he lost his seat following the Supreme Court of Korea's decision to uphold his two-year prison sentence for document falsification. He is the founder of the Rebuilding Korea Party.
Cho previously served as a senior presidential aide for civil affairs under the cabinet of Moon Jae-in from May 2017 to July 2019. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Justice, a position he held from September 2019 until his resignation on 14 October 2019 due to his involvement in a series of controversies, including allegations of corruption surrounding his family's business activities.
In 2023, Cho was convicted of falsifying documents in connection with his children's college admissions and sentenced to two years in prison. In December 2024, the South Korea Supreme Court upheld the lower courts' ruling, effectively disqualifying him from his seat in the 22nd National Assembly of South Korea and barring him from running for office for five years.