Cho Kuk
Cho Kuk (Korean: 조국; Hanja: 曺國; born 6 April 1965) 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.
Cho Kuk | |
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조국 | |
Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 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 | 6 April 1965 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. 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.
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