Background
He was born in Seoul on April 20, 1953.
He was born in Seoul on April 20, 1953.
After graduating from Kyoungki High school in Seoul, he attended majoring in political science. He continued his education at Claremont Graduate University, California in the United States and received his master"s degree and Doctor of Philosophy in 1986.
Gong Sung-Jin was elected from Gangnam District of Seoul at 2004, in the 17th General election. As a legislative career, he has worked in the Environment & Labor Committee, the National Defense Committee, the Intelligence Committee, and the Committee for Peaceful Reunification. He has held various posts in the Grand National Party as the chairman of the 1st Policy Coordination Committee, joint chairman of the National Development Strategy Research and so on.
In the 17th presidential election, Gong served as chairman of the election campaign committee in Seoul.
Later he was appointed as chairman of the Gross National Product Seoul Branch in September 2007. At the presidential election in December 2007, he decisively contributed to candidate Lee Myung-Bak"s victory as the director-general of the Grand National Party presidential election campaign office in Seoul.
1992 - 2004. President of Hanbek Foundation
1999 - 2000.
Served as advisor for Future Talks 2000 of al Broadcasting System (European Business School)
1997 - 1999. Served as visiting scholar at Claremont McKenna College for "The Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies"
1997 - 1999.
Served as columnist of of Korea Broadcasting System. 1999. Served as advisor of a coordinating committee for Expo 2012
1995 - 1998.
Served as advisor on the Reunification Issue for Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
1989 - 1997.
Served as chief editor & publisher for a quarterly magazine, the Forum 21
of Korean association for Public Administration
of Korean Society of Futurology.
He was reelected at the general election on April 9, 2008 and was elected as a Supreme Committee Member of the Grand National Party on July 3, 2008. He is now working as member of the National Policy Committee of the National Assembly and one of the most prominent politicians of the ruling Grand National Party. 1999 - 2001. Served as a member of Millennium Committee of JoongAng Ilbo
1989 - 1992.
Served as an executive Member of Korean Political Science Association.