Park Jie-won
Park Jie-won | |
|---|---|
박지원 | |
Park in 2017 | |
| Director of the National Intelligence Service | |
| In office 29 July 2020 – 11 May 2022 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Suh Hoon |
| Floor Leader of the People's Party | |
| In office 30 May 2016 – 29 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Joo Syung-yong |
| Leader of the People's Party | |
| In office 15 January 2017 – 10 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Dong-cheol (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Joo Seung-yong (Acting) |
| In office 29 June 2016 – 5 December 2016 (Interim) | |
| Preceded by | Ahn Cheol-soo Chun Jung-bae |
| Succeeded by | Kim Dong-cheol (Interim) |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Yoon Jae-kab |
| Constituency | Haenam-Wando-Jindo |
| In office 30 May 2008 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Sang-yeol |
| Succeeded by | Kim Won-i |
| Constituency | Mokpo |
| In office 30 May 1992 – 30 August 1995 | |
| Constituency | Proportional Representation |
| Chief Presidential Secretary | |
| In office 15 April 2002 – 24 February 2003 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Jeon Yun-churl |
| Succeeded by | Moon Hee-sang |
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism | |
| In office 23 May 1999 – 19 September 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Shin Nak-gyun |
| Succeeded by | Kim Han-gil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1942 Jindo, Zenranan Province, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Korea (2022~ ) |
| Other political affiliations | Minsaeng Party (2020) Democracy and Peace (2018–2019) People's (2016–2018) Independent (2016) NPAD (2014–2016) |
| Alma mater | Dankook University |
| Signature | |
| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박지원 |
| Hanja | 朴智源 |
| RR | Bak Jiwon |
| MR | Pak Chiwŏn |
Park Jie-won (Korean: 박지원; born 5 June 1942) is a South Korean politician who served as Director of the National Intelligence Service. He was the chief presidential secretary to President Kim Dae-jung, and served as the Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and coined the term "Esports" during his administration. On 9 April 2008, he was elected as a member of 18th National Assembly of South Korea for Mokpo as an independent. After being elected, he returned to the Democratic party. In May 2012, he became the floor leader for the Democratic United Party.
In 2018, he declared that he would leave People's Party and joined to the Party for Democracy and Peace.