Park Seh-jik

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Park Seh-jik
박세직
朴世直
박세직.jpg
23rd Mayor of Seoul
In office
27 December 1990 – 18 February 1991
Preceded byGoh Kun
Succeeded byRhee Hai-won
President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
In office
May 7, 1986 – October 2, 1988
IOC PresidentJuan Antonio Samaranch
Preceded byRoh Tae-woo
Succeeded byPasqual Maragall
Chair of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
In office
May 7, 1986 – April 3, 1989
Preceded byRoh Tae-woo
Succeeded byPosition dissolved
Personal details
Born(1933-09-18)18 September 1933
Shikkoku, Keishōhoku-dō, Chōsen
(today Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
Died27 July 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 75)
Seoul, South Korea
Nationality South Korea
Political partyDemocratic Liberal Party
SpouseHong Suk-ja
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Military service
Branch/service Republic of Korea Army
Park Seh-jik
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Sejik
McCune–ReischauerPak Sejik
Pen name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIndong
McCune–ReischauerIndong

Park Seh-jik (Korean박세직; Hanja朴世直; 18 September 1933 – 27 July 2009) was a South Korean politician, bureaucrat and army general, major assignments including the Mayor of Seoul and the Director of Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP), a preceding agency of the National Intelligence Service (NIS). He was President of the Seoul Organizing Committee for the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] He died of acute pneumonia on 27 July 2009.[2]

Early life

Education

Graduated from Busan Teachers' College Republic of Korea Military Academy 12th Science Inc. Korea Army Infantry School graduation Graduated from ROK Army Engineer School Seoul National University Graduate School of English Language and Literature Literature MA Graduated from Korea Army University, University of Southern California Graduate School of Education Graduate, Ph.D.

Non-degree completion

Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration 8 Graduated from Seoul National University Graduate School of Business 11

Honorary doctorate

US Columbia University Honors Philosophy Dr. Doctor of Honor Humanities Science, Tarson University, Maryland State, USA Honorary Doctorate in Humanities at Christ Baptist University in Dallas, Texas, USA Honorary Doctorate of Humanities at Aiken University, USA Doctor of Honorary Education, Daegu University Daejeon University honorary Military Science doctorate degree

Career

Military service

Sports career

On May 7, 1986, Park was appointed and nominated as President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee to replace Roh Tae-woo before stepping down.

As a mayor

Personal life

Park have married Hong Suk-ja, and have 3 Children, 2 boys, and 1 girl.

Death

References

  1. ^ Hoare, James E. (2015). "Park Seh-jik". Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810870932.
  2. ^ Jung Sung-ki (27 July 2009). "Chief of Veterans' Association Dies". Korea Times. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by President of Organizing Committee for Summer Olympic Games
1988
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Seoul
1990–1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP)
1988–1989
Succeeded by