Ji Sang-wook (Korean: 지상욱; Hanja: 池尙昱; born 16 May 1965) is a South Korean academic and politician in the conservative Bareun Party. He is currently a member of the National Assembly for Jung District and Seongdong District, Seoul,[1] and was previously head of the party's district organization in Jung-gu.[2]
Before joining the Saenuri Party, Ji was formerly a spokesman for the Liberty Forward Party,[2] and ran as that party's candidate for Mayor of Seoul in 2010.[3] He was nominated again for the post in 2011 but withdrew before the election took place.[4]
Prior to his entry into politics, Ji was a professor at Yonsei University's Graduate School of International Studies. He studied civil engineering as an undergraduate at Yonsei before earning a masters at Stanford University and a doctorate from the University of Tokyo.[5][6] He met LFP chairman Lee Hoi-chang in the United States after Lee's defeat in the 2002 presidential election,[5] and subsequently served as a close aide to him.[4]
Ji is married to the actress Shim Eun-ha, who has supported him in elections.[1]
Works
- 2011: Good Society 굿 소사이어티 (in Korean). Yeji. ISBN 9788989797777.
References
- ^ a b "Stars on the Stump Don't Guarantee Election Win". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Internal feud deepens at ruling party over key posts". The Dong-A Ilbo. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Ji Sang-Wook Declares Seoul Mayor Candidacy". The Seoul Times. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Liberty Forward Party Pulls Out of Seoul Mayoral Race". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Liberty Forward Party Appoints New Spokesman". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Liberty Forward Party's Ji Sang-wook to Run for Seoul Mayor". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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