Park Gwang Tae Date of birth: June 2, 1943, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City
Pen name
Song Min
Place of birth
Gogeum, Wando island, South Jeolla Province
Place of Family Origin
Milyang
Religion
Catholic
Office address
1200, Chipyeong-dong,Seo-gu, Gwangju
Office phone
(062) 613-2001
E-mail
pkt2002@gwangju.go.kr
Web site
www.gwangju.go.kr
Political party
DemocraticParty
Military service
Armedforces Final rank : staff sergeant
Blood type
A
Height/ weight
174 cm /83 kg
Drinking capacity
one bottles of soju
Hobbies
mountain climbing, baduk board game (grade 2)
Family
married, one son, one daughter
Personal motto
To live sincerely and rightfully
Family motto
Be patient, do not become angry and do not become subservient
Favorite book
The Autobigraphy of Baekbeom Kim Gu
Favorite food
doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew)
Favorite song
Women on the Shore
Education
Feb. 1969
Graduated from Department of Commerce, College of Law, Chosun University
Jan. 1985
Completed coursework at the Graduate School of Business Administration, Korea University
Feb. 1993
Completed coursework at Chief Executive Officer Program, Hanyang University
Jan. 1998
Completed coursework at the Graduate School of International Law, Kyung Hee University
Sept. 1998
Received honorary doctorate of economics from Chosun University
Feb. 1999
Completed coursework at the Graduate School of Computer Science Technology, Korea University
Mar. 2001
Completed coursework in Chief Executive Officer Program at Chonnam National University
Positions Currently Held
1998 ~ present
Executive director of 4 Eolhoe,April 19 gathering
1999 ~ present
Co-chairman of Committee to Savethe Economy of Gwangju and Gwangju Photonics Promotion Committee
1999 ~ present
Advisor to Nationwide Techno Park Association and Nationwide Credit Union Association
Oct. 2002 ~ present
Member of Democratic Party
July 2002 ~
Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City(Democratic Party)
Experience
1974 ~ 1979
Director of Youth, Labor and Human Rights Bureau, Democratic Unification Party
1974 ~ 1975
Imprisoned under Emergency Measure No. 9
1976
Chairman of District 13 of Democratic Unification Party, South Jeolla Province Korean member of Amnesty International
1983
Chairman of Organizational Committee for the Association of Political Prisoners in Korea
1984
Member of the Committee for the Promotion of Establishment of a Commemorative Tower and Projects for the Victims of the May 18 Democratization Movement
1996
Member of the New Politics People's Conference Vice chairman of Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Creative Art Association
1996 ~ 2000
Member of the Special Committee for Supporting International Sporting Events such as World Cup
1998 ~ May 2000
Chairman of the Economy, Science and Technology Committee for the Association of Assemblymen in Korea and Japan
1998 ~ 2000
Executive Director of 4 Eolhoe, a gathering commemorating the April 19 movement
1999 ~ 2002
Visiting professor at Dongshin University (Korea), chair-professor at Yanbian University in China, president of Korea Invention Promotion Association
2000.06 ~ June 2002
Chairman of the 19th Korea Handball Association
2001~ 2002
Member of the Korean Olympic Committee
2000.06 ~ May 2002
Member of the Special Committee for Supporting International Sports Events such as World Cup Vice chairman of the Association of Assemblymen in Korea and Japan
2000.06 ~ June 2002
Vice chairman of the Diplomatic Association of Assemblymen in Korea and Russia Chairman of the Friendship Association of Assemblymen in Korea and Italy. President of the Research Association on Industrial Policy in the Era of Unification, National Assembly
2000 ~ Dec. 2002
Chair-professor at YanbianUniversity, China
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