Park Hae-ja

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Hae-ja
박혜자
President of the Korea Education Research Information Service
In office
16 April 2019 – 30 November 2021
MinisterYoo Eun-hae
Preceded byHan Suk-soo
Succeeded bySuh You-mi
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
Preceded byCho Young-taek
Succeeded bySong Ki-seok
ConstituencyGwangju Seo A
Personal details
Born (1956-05-23) 23 May 1956 (age 68)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materEwha Womans University
University of Oregon
University of Seoul

Park Hae-ja (Korean: 박혜자; Hanja: 朴惠子; born 23 May 1956) is a South Korean politician and a former professor of administration at Honam University currently serving as the 10th - and the first woman - President of KERIS, Korea Education & Research Information Service.[1]

From 1989 Park had been teaching administration at Honam University for over two decades[2] and also served as Dean of its School of Humanities & Social Science.[3] Park also worked at South Jeolla Provincial government as its head of Women and Welfare Bureau for 4 years which was unusual for non-state exam takers to have their tenure extended.[4]

After serving 4 years at the National Assembly from Gwangju from 2012 to 2016, Park failed to earn her party's nomination twice for her re-election - in 2016 general election and 2018 bi-election.[5][6]

In 2017 she worked for President Moon Jae-in as a spokesperson of his presidential campaign.[7]

In 2021 Park resigned from the KERIS reportedly to run for the next Education Superintendent for Gwangju.[8]

Park holds four degrees - a bachelor and a master's in politics from Ewha Womans University, a Master of Science from University of Oregon and a doctorate in administration from University of Seoul.[2]

  1. ^ "한국교육학술정보원장에 박혜자 박사 취임". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  2. ^ a b "[호남] 박혜자교수"복지시스템 만들겠다"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2004-01-13. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  3. ^ "한국교육학술정보원장에 박혜자 전 국회의원 취임". 에듀프레스(edupress) (in Korean). 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. ^ www.etnews.com (2019-08-01). "[데스크가 만났습니다]박혜자 KERIS 원장 "에듀테크 촉진은 내 소명...KERIS 존재도 알리겠다"". 대한민국 IT포털의 중심! 이티뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  5. ^ "더민주, 이목희·박혜자 탈락…광주는 현역공천 '제로'". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  6. ^ ""공천=당선 생각이 당에 독 된다"…민주당 높은 지지율 역설". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  7. ^ "박혜자 "문재인 정부, 광주의 대변인은 '바로 나'"". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  8. ^ "박혜자 한국교육학술정보원장 사퇴 .. 내년 광주교육감 선거 출마할 듯". 에듀프레스(edupress) (in Korean). 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2022-05-13.