Park Seh-jik (; 18 September 1933 – 27 July 2009) was a South Korean politician, bureaucrat and

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general, major assignments including the

Mayor of Seoul The Mayor of Seoul () is the chief executive of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul being the capital and largest city of South Korea. The position is historically one of the most powerful in the country, charged with managing an annual budget ...

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 The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

and

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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. He died of acute pneumonia on 27 July 2009.

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

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Graduate School of English Language and Literature Literature MA Graduated from Korea Army University,

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Graduate School of Education Graduate, Ph.D.

Non-degree completion

Graduate School of Public Administration 8 Graduated from

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 Daegu University is a private university in South Korea. Its campus is located a short distance outside Daegu, in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang province. The school currently consists of 13 colleges from college of humanities to college of re ...

Daejeon University honorary Military Science doctorate degree

Career

Military service

Sports career

On May 7, 1986, Park was appointed and nominated as

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of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee to replace

Roh Tae-woo Roh Tae-woo (; ; 4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the sixth president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. Roh was a close ally and friend of Chun Doo-hwan, the predecessor leader ...

before stepping down.

As a mayor

Personal life

Park was married to Hong Suk-ja. He had two sons and one daughter.

Death

References

External links

Park Seh-jik
at rokps.or.kr

Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Government ministers of South Korea South Korean generals Presidents of the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games 1933 births 2009 deaths Mayors of Seoul People from Gumi, North Gyeongsang Recipients of the Olympic Order Directors of the Agency for National Security Planning Korea Military Academy alumni 20th-century South Korean politicians {{SouthKorea-bio-stub