Park Jin
Park Jin | |
|---|---|
| 박진 | |
Park in 2023 | |
| 40th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 May 2022 – 10 January 2024 | |
| President | Yoon Suk Yeol |
| Prime Minister | Han Duck-soo |
| Preceded by | Chung Eui-yong |
| Succeeded by | Cho Tae-yul |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2020 – 29 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jeon Hyun-hee |
| Succeeded by | Park Soo-min |
| Constituency | Gangnam B |
| In office 9 August 2002 – 29 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Succeeded by | Chung Sye-kyun |
| Constituency | Jongno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1956 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power Party |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (LLB) Harvard University (MPA) University of Oxford (DPhil) New York University (LLM) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | South Korea |
| Branch/service | Republic of Korea Navy |
| Years of service | 1980–1983 |
| Rank | Lieutenant JG (Korean: Jungwi) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박진 |
| Hanja | 朴振 |
| RR | Bak Jin |
| MR | Pak Chin |
Park Jin CBE (Korean: 박진; born 16 September 1956) is a South Korean diplomat and politician. He is a four-term member of the National Assembly and served as the 40th Foreign Minister.
As foreign minister, Park presided over South Korea's controversial support for Israel and Azerbaijan during the Gaza war and 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno–Karabakh respectively, as both countries were accused of genocide and ethnic cleansing.