Background
Suh, Ok-Shik was born on May 13, 1944 in City of Kwangyang, Republic of Korea. Son of Han-Byung Suh and Gui-Yup Kim.
Suh, Ok-Shik was born on May 13, 1944 in City of Kwangyang, Republic of Korea. Son of Han-Byung Suh and Gui-Yup Kim.
Bachelor, Seoul National University, 1973. Master in Political Science, Kyonggi University, Seoul, 2002. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyonggi University, Seoul, 2006.
Foreign news reporter Orient Press, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1973—1980. Political news reporter Yonhap News Agency, 1981—1985, correspondent in Bangkok, 1987—1991, foreign news editor, 1992—1994, acting director, 1995—1997, North Korea editor, 1997—1998, managing editor, 1998—2000, senior editorialist, 2000, senior news analysis editor, 2000—2001, deputy executive director, 2001—2002. Research fellow International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Kyungnam University, since 2003.
Professor journalism Honam University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea, 2003—2005. Professor political science graduate school national defense strategy Hannam University, 2006—2007. Research professor political science Kyonggi University Graduate School Politics and Policy, Seoul, 2006—2007.
Visiting professor journalism Soongsil University, 2006—2007. Visiting professor political science Sungkyul University, Anyang, since 2006. Member executive committee Korea News Editor's Association, Seoul, 1999—2000.
Policy adviser Advisory Council Democratic and Peaceful Unification, Seoul, 1999—2001. Editorialist Seoul National University Alumni News, since 1999. Senior research fellow Hundai Academy, 2004—2005.
Adviser Donghak Peasant Revolution Foundation, since 2004. Staff sergeant Army Adjunct School, 1965-1967, City of Youngchon, Republic of Korea.
Professor and research fellow The Korean Human Development Institute, since 2008. Unification education advisor Ministry Unification, Seoul, since 2005. Special advisor presidential candidate Lee Myung-Bak, 2007.
Advisor Inaugural Communications for 17th president of The Republic of Korea, 2008. Election news analyst The Press Arbitration Commission, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2008. Research director Korea Christian Lifelong Education Institute, since 2006.
Executive director Korea Press Foundation, 2008—2009, expert adviser, since 2010. Advertising analyst Korea Advertising Review Board, since 2010. Member of Korean Political Science Association.
Married Kyung-Ja Lee, March 10, 1949. Children: Ye-Na, Seung-Woo.