Park Beom-kye

Park Beom-kye (Korean: 박범계; Hanja: 朴範界; born 27 April 1963) is a South Korean jurist-turned politician serving as Minister of Justice under President Moon Jae-in from January 2021 and a three-term parliamentarian representing Daejeon from 2012.[1]

Park Beom-kye
박범계
Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 January 2021
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded by	Choo Mi-ae
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2012
Preceded by	Lee Jae-seon
Constituency	Daejeon Seo District B
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-27) 27 April 1963 Yeongdong County, South Korea
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Yonsei University (LLB) Hanbat National University

After passing the bar exam and completing subsequent training at Judicial Research and Training Institute, Park began his career as a judge at Seoul Central District Court. In 1998 he was transferred to Jeonju District Court and later to Daejeon District Court in 2001.[2]

In October 2002, Park ended his career at the court to join the presidential campaign of Roh Moo-hyun who was regarded as loosing candidate. After Roh's victory in 2002 South Korean presidential election, Park continued to work for Roh as a member of his transition team and a secretary at his Office of the President.[3]

After failing to earn party nomination for general election in 2004 and bi-election in 2007, Park finally became the party's candidate in 2008 election. In 2012 he ran again for the same constituency and has represented Daejeon at the National Assembly since.