Ji Sang-wook

In this Korean name, the family name is Ji.

Ji Sang-wook
지상욱
President of the New Conservative Party
In office 5 January 2020 – 17 February 2020 Serving with Ha Tae-keung Oh Shin-hwan Yoo Ui-dong Chung Woon-chun
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2016
Preceded by	New constituency
Constituency	Seoul Jung–Seongdong B
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-16) 16 May 1965 (age 59) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	People Power
Other political affiliations	New Conservative Party (2020)
Alma mater	Yonsei University Stanford University University of Tokyo

Ji Sang-wook
Hangul	지상욱
Hanja	池尙昱
Revised Romanization	Ji Sanguk
McCune–Reischauer	Chi Sanguk

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

1. "Stars on the Stump Don't Guarantee Election Win". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
2. "Internal feud deepens at ruling party over key posts". The Dong-A Ilbo. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
3. "Ji Sang-Wook Declares Seoul Mayor Candidacy". The Seoul Times. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
4. "Liberty Forward Party Pulls Out of Seoul Mayoral Race". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
5. "Liberty Forward Party Appoints New Spokesman". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
6. "Liberty Forward Party's Ji Sang-wook to Run for Seoul Mayor". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.