Park Ju-cheon

Park Ju-cheon (朴柱千, July 1, 1941 – December 2, 2006) was a South Korean businessman and politician. He served as a member of the 14th, 15th, and 16th National Assembly.

Life

He was born in Nonsan County (present-day Nonsan), South Chungcheong Province, and was a member of the Miryang Park clan. After graduating from Gangkyeong Middle School, he moved with his family to Seoul. After graduating from Kyunggi High School and the College of Engineering at Seoul National University, he served as chief executive of the clothing company Lee Shin-woo Co., Ltd. In the 1970s he served as a delegate to the National Unification Council, and in 1980 he joined the Democratic Justice Party, entering politics. He also served as vice president of the Korea Skating Union, chairman of the Mapo District council of the Pan-National Olympic Promotion Committee, chairman of the National Sports Soccer Federation, and advisory committee member of the Korea National Council of Senior Citizens.

In the 1988 South Korean legislative election, he ran as the Democratic Justice Party candidate in Mapo District B, Seoul, but was defeated by Kang Shin-ok of the Unification Democratic Party and lost. In the 1992 South Korean legislative election, he ran as the Democratic Liberal Party candidate for Mapo District B, Seoul, and was elected. In the 14th National Assembly, he served as a member of the Special Committee on the Uruguay Round and the Special Committee on the Investigation of the Sampoong Department Store Collapse.

In the 1996 South Korean legislative election, he ran as the New Korea Party candidate for Mapo District B, Seoul, and was elected. In 1997 he served on the National Assembly Special Committee for the State Investigation of the Hanbo Scandal. On August 16, 1999, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of the . In the , he defeated of the and was elected. From 2000 to 2002, he served as chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the 16th National Assembly.