Yu In-chon

Yu In-chon
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism[1][2]
Assumed office
7 October 2023
PresidentYoon Suk Yeol
Prime MinisterHan Duck-soo
Preceded byPark Bo-gyoon
In office
29 February 2008 – 26 January 2011
PresidentLee Myung-bak
Prime MinisterHan Seung-soo
Chung Un-chan
Kim Hwang-sik
Succeeded byChoung Byoung-gug
Personal details
Born (1951-03-20) 20 March 1951 (age 73)[3]
Wanju County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea[3]
Political partyNon-partisan
Spouse
Kang Hye-kyung
(m. 1984)
[4]
Children2
Alma materChung-Ang University (BA, MA)
Signature
Yu In-chon
Hangul
유인촌
Hanja
柳仁村
Revised RomanizationYu Inchon
McCune–ReischauerYu Inch'on

Yu In-chon (Korean유인촌, born March 20, 1951) is a South Korean actor and the current Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under president Yoon Suk Yeol, the position which he previously held under president Lee Myung-bak.[1] He was formerly the Special Presidential Adviser on Culture and Sports.[5]

  1. ^ a b 역대 문화연예계 출신 장관은 누구? [Who are the past ministers from the culture and entertainment industry?] (in Korean). My Daily. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ 신원식·유인촌 장관 임명…"김행, 국회상황 지켜봐야" (in Korean). KBS News. 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b 유인촌 '논란'... 국민배우 시절 '한 장의 반전 사진' 화제 급부상 [Yu In-chon's 'controversy'... 'one anti-war photo' during his days as a national actor suddenly emerged as a hot topic] (in Korean). G Valley News. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ [톡톡인터뷰]유인촌-강혜경 "오페라 연출 배우 눈으로 새롭게" [[Talk Talk Interview] Yu In-chon-Kang Hye-kyung "New with the eyes of an opera director"] (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. 7 October 2001. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "尹대통령, 문체특보에 유인촌 전 문체장관 임명" [President Yoon appoints Yu In-chon, former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism as Special Presidential Adviser on Culture and Sports] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.