Park Hae-ja
Park Hae-ja (Korean: 박혜자; Hanja: 朴惠子; born 23 May 1956) is a South Korean politician and a former professor of administration at Honam University currently serving as the 10th - and the first woman - President of KERIS, Korea Education & Research Information Service.
Park Hae-ja | |
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| 박혜자 | |
| President of the Korea Education Research Information Service | |
| In office 16 April 2019 – 30 November 2021 | |
| Minister | Yoo Eun-hae |
| Preceded by | Han Suk-soo |
| Succeeded by | Suh You-mi |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Cho Young-taek |
| Succeeded by | Song Ki-seok |
| Constituency | Gwangju Seo A |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1956 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Ewha Womans University University of Oregon University of Seoul |
From 1989 Park had been teaching administration at Honam University for over two decades and also served as Dean of its School of Humanities & Social Science. Park also worked at South Jeolla Provincial government as its head of Women and Welfare Bureau for 4 years which was unusual for non-state exam takers to have their tenure extended.
After serving 4 years at the National Assembly from Gwangju from 2012 to 2016, Park failed to earn her party's nomination twice for her re-election - in 2016 general election and 2018 bi-election.
In 2017 she worked for President Moon Jae-in as a spokesperson of his presidential campaign.
In 2021 Park resigned from the KERIS reportedly to run for the next Education Superintendent for Gwangju.
Park holds four degrees - a bachelor and a master's in politics from Ewha Womans University, a Master of Science from University of Oregon and a doctorate in administration from University of Seoul.