Ji Sang-wook

Ji Sang-wook (Korean: 지상욱; Hanja: 池尙昱; born 16 May 1965) is a South Korean academic and politician in the conservative Bareun Party. He is currently a member of the National Assembly for Jung-gu and Seongdong-gu, Seoul,[1] and was previously head of the party's district organization in Jung-gu.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Ji.
Ji Sang-wook
지상욱
President of the New Conservative Party
Assumed office
5 January 2020
Serving with:
Ha Tae-keung
Oh Shin-hwan
Yoo Ui-dong
Chung Woon-chun
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2016
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencySeoul Jung–Seongdong B
Personal details
Born (1965-05-16) 16 May 1965
Seoul, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyNew Conservative Party
Alma materYonsei University
Stanford University
University of Tokyo
Ji Sang-wook
Hangul
지상욱
Hanja
池尙昱
Revised RomanizationJi Sang-uk
McCune–ReischauerChi Sanguk

Before joining the Saenuri Party, Ji was formerly a spokesman for the Liberty Forward Party,[2] and ran as that party's candidate for Mayor of Seoul in 2010.[3] He was nominated again for the post in 2011 but withdrew before the election took place.[4]

Prior to his entry into politics, Ji was a professor at Yonsei University's Graduate School of International Studies. He studied civil engineering as an undergraduate at Yonsei before earning a masters at Stanford University and a doctorate from the University of Tokyo.[5][6] He met LFP chairman Lee Hoi-chang in the United States after Lee's defeat in the 2002 presidential election,[5] and subsequently served as a close aide to him.[4]

Ji is married to the actress Shim Eun-ha, who has supported him in elections.[1]

Works
  • 2011: Good Society 굿 소사이어티 (in Korean). Yeji. ISBN 9788989797777.

References
  1. "Stars on the Stump Don't Guarantee Election Win". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. "Internal feud deepens at ruling party over key posts". The Dong-A Ilbo. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. "Ji Sang-Wook Declares Seoul Mayor Candidacy". The Seoul Times. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. "Liberty Forward Party Pulls Out of Seoul Mayoral Race". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  5. "Liberty Forward Party Appoints New Spokesman". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. "Liberty Forward Party's Ji Sang-wook to Run for Seoul Mayor". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.


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