Yoo Jin-ryong () is a South Korean politician who formerly served as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Life and career

Yoo Jin-ryong was born on September 2, 1956, in

Incheon Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, ...

. In 1979, he graduated from

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities. The university's main c ...

with a bachelor's degree in Commerce and Trade, followed by a master's degree in Public Administration from

Hanyang University Hanyang University (HYU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul and Ansan (ERICA campus), South Korea. ''Hanyang'' () derives from the Names of Seoul, former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon period. The u ...

a few years later. On February 13, 2013, Yoo Jin Ryong was appointed as South Korea's

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

. Yoo resigned from the post in July 2014 after he clashed with President Park over staffing issues.Yoo Jin-ryong accused President Park's chief of staff of pressuring, in 2014, the ministry to fire six high-level officials because their political views were "incompatible with the Park administration."

References

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