Park Sang-ki

Park Sang-ki (Korean: 박상기, born 1952[1]) is South Korean educator, jurist, prosecutor and politician who served as the Minister of Justice under Moon Jae-in Cabinet from May 2017 to September 2019.

Park Sang-ki
박상기
Minister of Justice
In office
19 July 2017  8 September 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byKim Hyun-woong
Succeeded byCho Kuk
Personal details
Born1952
Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Children1 son
Alma materYonsei University
University of Göttingen
OccupationEducator, jurist, prosecutor, politician

Born in Muan,[2] Park attended for University of Göttingen.[1][2] He used to be a both lecturer and professor at Yonsei University.[1] He is also a member of Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ)[2] and used to be one of its Co-Presidents from February to June 2017.[1] He was also the ex-Director of Dongduk Women's University from 2004 to 2007.[1][2]

Park formerly worked at Supreme Prosecutors' Office from 1998 to 2005, and also at Ministry of Justice from 2004 to 2011.[1] He seeks to reform prosecution.[1]

On 27 June 2017, Park was designated as Minister of Justice, after the resignation of Ahn Kyung-hwan.[1][2] He was officially appointed on 19 July and assumed for the office.[3] During this time, he faced several controversies, including receiving the treat,[4] bitcoin crisis,[5] and suppression of trade union.[6] He was replaced by Cho Kuk on 9 September 2019.[7]

His son is a lawyer.[8]

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