Photo: 대한민국 법무부 / KOGL Type 1 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Park Beom-kye

朴範界　/　ぱく・ぽむげ

Politician from South Korea

April 27, 1963 (age 63)　・　Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong, South Korea

North Chungcheong
politician
judge
lawyer

My Take

What strikes me about Park Beom-kye is the arc of his career, not the resume bullet points. A man who rose from a county in North Chungcheong to Yonsei, then sat as a judge and worked as a lawyer before stepping into elected politics, has lived the law from every angle. By the time he became Justice Minister, he wasn't theorizing about jurisprudence; he had practiced it. I find that kind of grounded, hard-earned authority more reassuring than charisma. Politicians who actually understand the machinery they govern are rarer than they should be, and I'd quietly bet on his judgment over flashier figures.

Overview

Park Beom-kye (Korean: 박범계; Hanja: 朴範界; born 27 April 1963) is a South Korean politician who has served in the National Assembly representing Daejeon since 2012. He also served as the Minister of Justice under President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Park Beom-kye
Name (Japanese): 朴範界
Reading: ぱく・ぽむげ
Born: April 27, 1963 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / judge / lawyer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Yonsei University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%B4%E7%AF%84%E7%95%8C

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