Tongsun Park

Tongsun Park
Born(1935-03-16)March 16, 1935
DiedSeptember 19, 2024(2024-09-19) (aged 89)
Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Tongsun Park
Hangul
박동선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPark Dongseon
McCune–ReischauerPark Tongsŏn

Tongsun Park (Korean: 박동선; March 16, 1935 – September 19, 2024) was a South Korean lobbyist. He was involved in two political money-related scandals: Koreagate scandal in the 1970s, and the Oil-for-Food Program scandal of the 2000s. Park had a reputation as the "Asian Great Gatsby".[1]

  1. ^ Morgan, Dan (1979). Merchants of Grain. Viking Press. p. 289. ISBN 978-0670471508.