Chung Mong-gyu (; born 1961) is a South Korean businessman. He is one of his country's top business leaders and chairman of

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. Since 2013, he has served two consecutive terms as the 53rd president of the

Korea Football Association The Korea Football Association () is the governing body of football and futsal within South Korea. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with ...

(KFA). In May 2017, he won a seat on the

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Council. Chung received his bachelor's in business administration from

Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1905 by Yi Yong-ik, Lee Yong-Ik, a prominent official of the Korean Empire, Korea University is among South Korea's oldest List of ...

in 1985, and completed his master's in politics, philosophy and economics at the

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in 1988. He was born in Seoul.

Education

Graduated from Yongsan High School in 1980. He then pursued his Bachelor's degree in business administration at

in 1985. He received his Master's degree in politics, philosophy and economics from

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in 1988.

Chronology

*May 2018 – Present: Chairman, HDC Holdings Co., Ltd. *April 2018 – present: President, East Asia Football Federation *May 2017 – present: Member, FIFA Council (2017–present) *January 2017 – present: Vice president, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee *September 2016 – present: Vice president,

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation ( ...

(AFC) *September 2016 – present: Chair, AFC Referees' Committee *July 2016 – present: President,

(KFA) *March–August 2016: Chef de mission,

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

Team Korea *March 2016 – present: Chairman, 2017

FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members' men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 when i ...

Organizing Committee *August 2015 – present: Member, AFC Development Committee *August 2015 – present: Deputy chairman, 2019

AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest c ...

Organizing Committee *May 2015 – May 2017: Member, AFC Executive Committee *March 2014 – present: Vice president,

East Asian Football Federation The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), founded on 28 May 2002, is an international governing body of association football, football in East Asia. Presidents Member associations EAFF has 10 member associations. All of them are members of th ...

(EAFF) *August 2013 – December 2016: Member, Organizing Committee for the

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*February 2013 – March 2014: President, EAFF *January 2013 – June 2016: President, KFA *April 2011 – March 2013: Member, AFC Ad-Hoc Committee *January 2011 – January 2013: President,

K League K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...

(Korea Professional Football League) *March 2000 – present: Keynote speaker, Pacific Basin Economic Council International General Meeting *2000–present: Chairman, Busan I'Park FC (2000–present) *February 1999 – May 2018: Chairman, HDC Hyundai Development Company *1998–99: Chairman, Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) Korea-Britain Business Leaders Forum *1997–99: President, Korean Automobile Manufacturers Association *1997–99: Chairman, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC *1996–99: Chairman,

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*1994–96: Chairman,

Ulsan Hyundai FC Ulsan HD FC (), formerly Ulsan Hyundai FC, is a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined ...

*1988.11: Joined Hyundai Motor Company

Career

Chung Mong-gyu served as chairman and CEO of

from January 1996 to March 1999. He has managed

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since his appointment as chairmanship in March 1999. Hyundai Development Company, a parent entity of Hyundai Development Company Group, is a comprehensive construction company established in 1976 and has created more than 400,000 apartment units in Korea including Samsung-dong IPARK, Suwon IPARK CITY and Haeundae IPARK. In addition, Hyundai Development Company has been active in various areas such as city development, residential/commercial buildings, civil engineering and social infrastructure. Hyundai Development Company has diversified its business areas to include manufacture, distribution, IT, leisure and service, with real estate & infrastructure construction as the center. The affiliates of Hyundai Development Company include

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, I·Controls, I·Service, Hyundai IPARK Mall,

Young Chang HDC YoungChang (Hangul: HDC영창) is a South Korean manufacturer of pianos and industrial wood working machinery, headquartered in Incheon, South Korea. Young Chang currently holds 50% of the South Korean piano market. The company is among the l ...

Music, I&CONS, Hotel IPARK, Hyundai PCE, IPARK Sports, HDC Asset Management and HDC Shilla Duty Free. Through his engagement in IPARK Volunteer Corps, which was launched in 2004 as a social contribution committee of Hyundai Development Company, Chairman Chung has been actively promoting

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. In particular, with the establishment of Pony Chung Foundation, which is a nonprofit scholarship organization, he has been carrying out various programs such as Pony Chung Innovation Award, Academic Grants and Domestic/Overseas Scholarships. Through his ownerships of

(1994–1996), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (1997–1999) and Busan IPARK FC (2000–present), Chairman Chung has continuously supported the development of Korean Football industry. Elected as the 9th President of the

(Korean Professional Football League ) in 2011, he handled the match-fixing scandals with determination and acumen. In 2013, he was elected as the 52nd President of the

(KFA), a title being served for 2 consecutive terms since his reappointment as the 53rd President in 2016. In addition, he served as Vice President of

(EAFF) (2013–2014), Member of the Organizing Committee for the

(2013–2016), Chef de Mission of

South Korea Team (2016) and Member of

(AFC) Executive Committee (2015-2017). His current roles include Deputy Chairman of 2019

Organizing Committee (2015–present), Member of AFC Development Committee (2015–present), Chairman of 2017

Organizing Committee (2016–present), Chairperson of AFC Referees' Committee (2016–present), Vice President of AFC (2016–present), Vice President of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (2017–present) and Member of FIFA Council (2017–present). Since his joining the FIFA Council, Chairman Chung has been devoting his efforts to co-hosting the

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with China, Japan and North Korea.

Awards

*1997 Winner of the 2nd Korea-China Young Researcher's Award (economics segment) *1997 "100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum

Family

References

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