Yu In-chon | |
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Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism[1][2] | |
Assumed office 7 October 2023 | |
President | Yoon Suk Yeol |
Prime Minister | Han Duck-soo |
Preceded by | Park Bo-gyoon |
In office 29 February 2008 – 26 January 2011 | |
President | Lee Myung-bak |
Prime Minister | Han Seung-soo Chung Un-chan Kim Hwang-sik |
Succeeded by | Choung Byoung-gug |
Personal details | |
Born | [3] Wanju County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea[3] | 20 March 1951
Political party | Non-partisan |
Spouse |
Kang Hye-kyung (m. 1984) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Chung-Ang University (BA, MA) |
Signature | |
Yu In-chon | |
Hangul | 유인촌 |
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Hanja | 柳仁村 |
Revised Romanization | Yu Inchon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yu Inch'on |
Yu In-chon (Korean: 유인촌, 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]