Bu Wan-hyeok

Bu Wan-hyeok (夫琓爀, March 1, 1919 – December 31, 1984¹) was a South Korean bureaucrat, journalist, and businessman. During the US military government period he briefly worked in academia, and after the 1960s he took over and managed Sasanggye. He was born in Gyeongseong, and his family seat was Jeju.

Life

Early activities

He was born in Gyeongseong. He graduated from Gyeonggi High School, and in 1941 he graduated from the law faculty of Keijo Imperial University. He then served as county magistrate of Seonsan County, North Gyeongsang Province, and worked as an official of the Government-General of Korea during the final years of Japanese colonial rule. Because of this record, he was included among the bureaucrats in the list of people scheduled for inclusion in the Dictionary of Pro-Japanese Collaborators, which was made public in 2008.

After liberation

Bureaucratic career

After the end of the Pacific War, following the liberation of August 15, 1945, he was appointed professor in the law faculty of Korea University under the US military government and briefly worked in academia. In 1948, he became a secretary to Prime Minister Lee Beom-seok and returned to government service. In 1952, he served as director of the material goods bureau of the Office of Planning and as secretary-general of the Korea-US Joint Economic Committee.

In 1955 he left government and became an editorial writer for the '''', and he became known as a journalist with economic expertise. After the , he served as chief editorial writer of the ''Chosun Ilbo'', and he was also appointed a member of the . Soon afterward the occurred, and he returned to private life.