Park Yang-woo

Park Yang-woo (Korean: 박양우; Hanja: 朴良雨; born 20 November 1958) is a South Korean politician currently serving as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism since his appointment by President Moon Jae-in in April 2019.

He was previously the deputy head of the Ministry under President Roh Moo-hyun from 2006 to 2008.[1]

After passing the state exam in 1979, he worked at the Ministry, Office of the President and Korean Cultural Center New York for over 20 years before leaving the public service as the deputy head of the Ministry (then Ministry of Culture and Tourism) in 2008.

He then went back to his first alma mater, Chung-Ang University, as its professor of art management and later its vice president. He also served as the president of Korean Association Of Arts Management from 2009 to 2013.

From 2013 to 2019 he was the non-executive director of the South Korean media chaebol, CJ ENM.[2]

Park holds four degrees - a bachelor and a master's in public administration from Chung-Ang University and Seoul National University, a master's in Culture, Policy and Management from City, University of London and a doctorate in tourism science from Hanyang University.[3]