Choi Jae-uk

Choi Jae-uk
최재욱
Minister of Environment
In office
3 March 1998 – 24 May 1999
Preceded byYun Yeo-Jun [ko]
Succeeded bySon Sook
Member of the National Assembly of South Korea
In office
30 May 1988 – 29 May 1996
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byLee Hae-bong [ko]
Constituencyproportional representation (1988–1992)
Dalseo B [ko] (1992–1996)
Personal details
Born(1940-10-01)1 October 1940
Goryeong County, Korea, Japan
Died17 November 2024(2024-11-17) (aged 84)
NationalitySouth Korean
Political partyDJP
DLP
EducationYeungnam University
OccupationReporter

Choi Jae-uk (Korean: 최재욱; 1 October 1940 – 17 November 2024) was a South Korean reporter and politician. A member of the Democratic Justice Party and later the Democratic Liberal Party, he served in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1996 and was Minister of Environment from 1998 to 1999.[1]

Choi died on 17 November 2024, aged 84.[2]

  1. ^ "최재욱(崔在旭)". Republic of Korea Parliamentarian Society (in Korean).
  2. ^ Kim, Ah-sa (17 November 2024). "'아웅산 테러' 마지막 생존자, 최재욱 전 환경부 장관 별세". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 19 November 2024.