Yeon-Soo Park

Background

Park, Yeon-Soo was born on December 8, 1953 in Jung Eupsi, Cheon Buk, Republic of Korea. Son of Jong-Tae and Yeon-Im (Lee) Park.

Education

Bachelor, Korea University, Seoul, 1979. Master of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Planning, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1997.

Career

Chief of section KyungNam Provincial Government, Republic of Korea, 1979—1985. Director Incheon Municipal Government, Republic of Korea, 1985—1986, director general Republic of Korea, 1986—1989. Chief Incheon Dong-gu Municipal Government, Republic of Korea, 1989—1991.

Director general Incheon Municipal Government, Republic of Korea, 1991-1994. Director Ministry of Home Affairs, Republic of Korea, 1995—1997. Director general Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Republic of Korea, 1998—1999.

Inspector general Ministry of Government Administrn. and Home Affairs, Republic of Korea, since 2004. Director general council promotion 2002 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup Korea/Japan Ministry of Government Administration and Local Autonomy, 1999—2001. Assistant mayor Incheon Metropolitan City Government, 2001—2003.

Director general Ombuzman of Korea, 2003—2004. Assistant minister local finance and tax Ministry Government Administration and Home Affairs, 2004—2006. Visiting scholar Georgetown University, Washington, 1996-1997.

Achievements

• Yeon-Soo Park has been listed as a noteworthy government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Inchon (Korea) City Official's Club, 1984. Fellow Korea Planners Association, Korea Transportation Research Society, Korean Association for Policy Studies.

Interests

• Avocations: Taekwondo, Korean sword martial art, poem writing, golf.

Connections

Married Ok-Ki Shim, April 7, 1979. Children: So-Jin, So-Hyun.

Father:

Jong-Tae Park

Mother:

Yeon-Im (Lee) Park

Spouse:

Ok-Ki Shim

child:

So-Jin Park

child:

So-Hyun Park