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Cho Kuk (Korean: 조국; Hanja: 曺國; born 6 April 1965[1]) is a South Korean politician. He was the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs from 2017 to 2019 in the Moon Jae-in Cabinet. On 9 September 2019, President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho as Minister of Justice, replacing the incumbent Park Sang-ki.
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Cho Kuk | |
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조국 | |
Leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party | |
Assumed office 3 March 2024 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 9 September 2019 – 14 October 2019 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Preceded by | Park Sang-ki |
Succeeded by | Kim Oh-soo (acting) Choo Mi-ae |
Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs | |
In office 11 May 2017 – 26 July 2019 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Preceded by | Cho Dae-hwan |
Succeeded by | Kim Joe-won |
Personal details | |
Born | (1965-04-06) 6 April 1965 (age 59) West District, Busan, South Korea |
Citizenship | South Korean |
Political party | Rebuilding Korea Party |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse | Chung Kyung-shim |
Children | 2, including Cho Min |
Alma mater | Seoul National University (LLB, LLM) University of California, Berkeley (JSD) |
Occupation | Jurist, activist, politician |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 조국 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jo Guk |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Kuk |
In 2019, Cho Kuk was involved in a series of controversies, including allegations of corruption surrounding his family's business activities. On 14 October, in the wake of these controversies, Cho Kuk announced his resignation.[2] In 2023, Cho was convicted of falsifying documents for his children's college admissions and sentenced to two years in prison.
On March 3, 2024, Cho founded the Rebuilding Korea Party.[3]