Background
Soon, Park Won was born on March 26, 1956.
Soon, Park Won was born on March 26, 1956.
College of Law, Seoul National University, Korea, 1975. Bachelor in History, Dankook University, Seoul, Korea, 1983. Diploma in International Law, London School Economics and Political Science, University london, 1991—1992.
Public prosecutor Taegu Prosecutor' General’ s Office, 1981—1982. Director general Institute for Korean Historical Studies, 1986. Editorial writer The Hankyoryeh Daily Newspaper, 1989—1991.
Visiting research fellow, Human Rights Program Harvard Law School, 1992—1993. Secretary general People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), 1995—2002. Executive director Beautiful Store, since 2002.
Chief executive director The Beautiful Foundation, since 2002, also board director. Chief executive director The Hope Institute, since 2006. Professor Seoul School of Integrated Sciences and Technologies, since 2004.
Lecturer Catholic University, Seoul, 1995. Member Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, Board Audit and Inspection of Korea, 1998, Committee for the Reform of Parliamentary Operational Institutions, 1999, Advisory Committee for the Reform of the Prosecutor' General’ s Office, since 2003, Judiciary Reform Committee, since 2003, Committee for the Development of Civic Society, since 2004. Visiting professor Sungkonghoe University, 1998.
Co-chairman People's Solidarity for Legislation on the Prevention of Corruption, 2000, Committee for the Reform of Tax Administration of the National Tax Service, since 2003. Non-standing director International Exchange Foundation, since 2004. Joint chairman Solidarity for Civic Social Groups, since 2004.
Visiting professor Stanford University, 2005.
Member of Korean Bar Association (member human rights committee 1986).
Married Kang Nan Hee Soon. Children: Park Da In, Park Ju Sin.