Park Jie-won

Park Jie-won
박지원
Director of the National Intelligence Service
In office
29 July 2020 – 11 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded bySuh Hoon
Floor Leader of the People's Party
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 December 2016
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byJoo Syung-yong
Leader of the People's Party
In office
15 January 2017 – 10 May 2017
Preceded byKim Dong-cheol (Interim)
Succeeded byJoo Seung-yong (Acting)
In office
29 June 2016 – 5 December 2016
(Interim)
Preceded byAhn Cheol-soo
Chun Jung-bae
Succeeded byKim Dong-cheol (Interim)
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2008 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byLee Sang-yeol
Succeeded byKim Won-i
ConstituencyMokpo
In office
30 May 1992 – 29 May 1996
ConstituencyProportional Representation
Chief Presidential Secretary
In office
15 April 2002 – 24 February 2003
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded byJeon Yun-churl
Succeeded byMoon Hee-sang
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
In office
23 May 1999 – 19 September 2000
Preceded byShin Nak-gyun
Succeeded byKim Han-gil
Personal details
Born (1942-06-05) 5 June 1942 (age 82)
Jindo, Zenranan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Political partyDemocratic 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 materDankook University
Signature
Websitewww.jwp615.com
Park Jie-won
Hangul
박지원
Hanja
朴智源
Revised RomanizationBak Jiwon
McCune–ReischauerPak Chiwŏn

Park Jie-won (Korean박지원; Hanja朴智源; born 5 June 1942) is a South Korean politician[1] who served as Director of the National Intelligence Service. He was the chief presidential secretary to President Kim Dae-jung,[2] and served as the Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and coined the term "Esports"[3] 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.[1]

In 2018, he declared that he would leave People's Party and joined to the Party for Democracy and Peace.[4]

  1. ^ a b Park Dae-ro (박대로) (14 May 2012). '돌아온' 민주당 원내대표 박지원, 권한만큼 책임도 커졌다 [Park Jie-won returned as the floor leader of DUP with more responsibilities.]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ "World Briefing Asia: South Korea, Summit Meeting Charges". New York Times. 26 June 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ^ Jin, Dal-yong (19 June 2020). "Historiography of Korean Esports: Perspectives on Spectatorship". International Journal of Communication. 14: 19. ISSN 1932-8036. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ 국민의당 통합 반대파, 신당 당명 '민주평화당'…박지원 "미래로 간다".