Ji Sang-wook
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Ji Sang-wook | |
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지상욱 | |
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| President of the New Conservative Party | |
| In office 5 January 2020 – 17 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Constituency | Seoul Jung–Seongdong B |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1965 Seoul, South Korea |
| 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 |
| RR | Ji Sanguk |
| MR | Chi Sanguk |
Ji Sang-wook (Korean: 지상욱; 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]
