Do Jong-hwan

Do Jong-hwan
도종환
President of the Democratic Party
Interim
In office
8 April 2021 – 16 April 2021
Preceded byKim Tae-nyeon (acting)
Succeeded byYun Ho-jung (acting)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
In office
16 June 2017 – 2 April 2019
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byCho Yoon-sun
Succeeded byPark Yang-woo
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2016
Preceded byNoh Young-min
ConstituencyHeungdeok
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1955-09-27) 27 September 1955 (age 69)
Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyDemocratic
ReligionRoman Catholic
(Christian name : Yoo Jin-ghil Augustine)
Korean name
Hangul
도종환
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDo Jong-hwan
McCune–ReischauerTo Chong-hwan

Do Jong-hwan[1] (Korean도종환; born 27 September 1955) is a South Korean poet[2] and politician. He is a member of the South Korean National Assembly and former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. He was also the interim president of the Democratic Party from 8 to 16 April 2021.

  1. ^ This is the preferred Romanization per LTI Korea. "Author Database". LTI Korea. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  2. ^ "도종환" biographical PDF available at: "Author Database - Korea Literature Translation Institute". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.