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Park Ju-won
Park Ju-won
박주원
Secretary-General of Onward for Future 4.0
	In office; 23 December 2019 – 17 February 2020
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Mayor of Ansan
	In office; 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2010
Preceded by	Song Jin-sub
Succeeded by	Kim Chul-min
Personal details
Born	6 October 1958 (age 66); Gochang County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Political party	United Future (2020-present)
Other political; affiliations	Liberty Korea Party ; Saenuri Party ; Grand National Party ; Democratic Party ; Democratic Party (1991–1995)
Alma mater	Korea University
Korean name
Hangul	박주원
Hanja	朴柱源
Revised Romanization	Bak Juwon
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Chuwŏn

Park Ju-won (Korean: 박주원; Hanja: 朴柱源; RR: Bak Juwon; born 6 October 1958) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th Mayor of Ansan. He also served as the Secretary-General of the short-lived Onward for Future 4.0.

Early life and education

Park was born on October 6, 1958, in Gochang County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea.^[1] He graduated from Korea University with a degree in law.

Park was elected Mayor of Ansan in 2006^[2] with 51.23% of the popular vote, he ran under the Grand National Party.^{[citation needed]} After his term as Mayor of Ansan ended in 2010, he was involved in a corruption scandal for alleged money laundering. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of ₩130,000,000. This sentence was later overturned by the Supreme Court of Korea.^[3]

In 2019, he was appointed as Secretary-General of Onward for Future 4.0; he was the first and last Secretary-General for the short-lived party.^[4]^[5]