Park Jun-young (government official)

Park Jun-young (Korean박준영, born 1967) is a South Korean government official serving as the deputy minister of oceans and fisheries since 2020.

Park Jun-young
박준영
Deputy Minister of Oceans and Fisheries
Assumed office
15 August 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
MinisterMoon Seong-hyeok
Preceded byKim Yang-soo
Personal details
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Icheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyIndependent
Alma materKorea University
OccupationGovernment official
Korean name
Hangul
박준영
Hanja
朴俊泳
Revised RomanizationPark Jun-yeong
McCune–ReischauerPark Chun-yŏng

Born in Icheon, Park attended Susung High School and studied public administration at Korea University.[1][2][3] After qualifying for the public administration examination in 1992, Park worked at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (Maritime and Port Administration until 1996), where he served various positions, including as the spokesperson of the ministry and the deputy director-general of fishing and farming.[1][2][3] He also used to work at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2003.[1][4] Park was also the minister counselor of the Embassy of South Korea in London, United Kingdom in 2015.[1][4] In the United Kingdom, he contributed the election of Kitack Lim as the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization.[4]

On 14 August 2020, Park was appointed the deputy minister of oceans and fisheries, following his return to the ministry.[5][6] On 16 April 2021, the President Moon Jae-in nominated Park as the new Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, replacing Moon Seong-hyeok.[1][2][3][4] His nomination was widely regarded as in a relation with the Japanese government's controversial decision to release Fukushima nuclear water.[2][4]

Nevertheless, he voluntarily withdrew himself on 13 May, following a controversy related to his wife who was criticised for possibly smuggling porcelains from the United Kingdom.[7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "해수부 장관에 '해양 분야 전문 관료' 박준영(종합)". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "[프로필]박준영 해양수산부 장관 후보자‥"정통 해수부맨"". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "[프로필]해수부 장관 후보에 박준영 차관…인사·조직·홍보 업무경험 풍부". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "박준영 해수부 장관 후보자...'日 오염수 대응‧해운재건' 완수할까". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "[프로필] 박준영 신임 해양수산부 차관". 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ "문대통령, 차관급 9명 인사 단행…외교1 최종건·행안 이재영(종합)". 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ "文은 '검증 실패' 아니라는데 박준영 "저의 불찰" 자진사퇴 [종합]". 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ^ "[속보] 박준영 해수부 장관 후보자 자진 사퇴". 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.