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In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.
Cho Kuk
조국
Official portrait, 2019
Leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party
Incumbent
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
(1965-04-06) 6 April 1965 (age 59) West District, Busan, South Korea
Citizenship
South Korean
Political party
Rebuilding Korea Party
Other political affiliations
New Politics Alliance for Democracy (2014–2015)
Democratic Party of Korea (2015–2023)
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
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
조국
Hanja
曺國
Revised Romanization
Jo Guk
McCune–Reischauer
Cho Kuk
Cho Kuk (Korean: 조국; born 6 April 1965[1]) 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.
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.[2] 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.[3]
^"[Who Is ?] 조국 청와대 민정수석". 17 January 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
^"Justice Minister Cho Kuk resigns over corruption allegations". Yonhap News Agency. 14 October 2019.
^"New political parties brace for upcoming elections". koreatimes. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
ChoKuk (Korean: 조국; born 6 April 1965) is a South Korean politician. He was the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs from 2017 to 2019...
as 'Cho-kuk Hyuk-sin Dang' in Korean. The word 'Cho-kuk' refers to 'Motherland (Korea)', but also refers to the name of the party founder ChoKuk. Former...
Cho Min (Korean: 조민, born 1991) is the daughter of the politician and former South Korean Minister of Justice ChoKuk. She is currently a medical student...
embattled investigations into ChoKuk, an influential figure in President Moon's administration, that would lead to Cho's resignation. Yoon's clashes with...
such as the Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung and Rebuilding Korea Party's ChoKuk facing trials for bribery and forgery respectively, as well as rising inflation...
Lee Jae-myung, pro-North Korean UPPs and ChoKuk". Several pre-candidates, including Lee Rae-kyung and Cho Sung-woo, were alleged to be conspiracy theorists...
Jae-myung 170 People Power Hwang Woo-yea (interim) 108 Rebuilding Korea ChoKuk 12 New Reform Lee Jun-seok 3 Progressive Yoon Hee-suk 3 New Future Lee...
first wife Iva Law as Lady Mei (麋夫人), Lau Bei's second wife Annie Chong as ChoKuk (鶵菊), a maid in Lau Bei's household Doris Chow as a maid in Lau Bei's household...
in July 2014 that Kuk was pregnant again. Outside of her acting career, Kuk also runs a chain of dessert shops. "谷祖琳 結婚旺事業" [KukCho-lam's marriage stimulates...
Cheol-soo Lee Jun-seok Lee Jae-myung Kim Dong-yeon Lee Tahney Kim Boo-kyum ChoKuk Lee Nak-yon Sim Sang-jung 9-10 June 2024 2,005 ±2.2 Jowon C&I / Straight...
to his having worked in the Blue House in 2017 under Justice Minister ChoKuk, who was being investigated in a separate case. A businessman named Jeong...
Party. The party is described as "pro-Moon Jae-in" and/or "pro-ChoKuk", supporting ChoKuk as the Minister of Justice.[verification needed] During the cooperation...
independence movement People Ahn Chang Ho Chang Chun-ha Chang Myon Cho Bong-am ChoKuk Chough Pyung-ok Han Myeong-sook Jang Hye-young Philip Jaisohn Kim...
Secretary-General Cho Byoung-se (B.A. Public Policy Making), former Senior Secretary to the Prime Minister of South Korea and professor ChoKuk (LL.B., LL.M...
describe South Korean liberal politicians, like former Justice Minister ChoKuk who was convicted of corruption, its use has expanded to describe politicians...
third petition to receive an official response, which was also from ChoKuk. Cho replied that he deeply sympathized with the public anger, but answered...
JoongAng Daily. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021. The disgrace of ChoKuk, nominee for justice minister, is beyond a personal tragedy. He has brought...
party supreme commissioner Park Joo-min, member of the National Assembly Cho Jeong-sik, member of the National Assembly Choo Mi-ae, former Minister of...
Korea". East Asia Law Review. 4. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Cho, Kuk. "Korean Criminal Law: Moralist Prima Ratio for Social Control". Journal...
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