Chung Yoon-hoi

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

Chung Yoon-hoi (born 1955) is a South Korean businessman. He was the chief of staff to president Park Geun-hye when she was a second-term lawmaker.^[1]

Chung Yoon-hoi
Born	1955 (age 68–69)
Nationality	South Korea
Education	Kyung Hee University (Master's Degree)
Spouse	Choi Soon-sil ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2014)​
Children	Chung Yoo-ra
Korean name
Hangul	정윤회
Hanja	鄭潤會
Revised Romanization	Jeong Yun-hoe
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Yun-hoe

Tatsuya Kato, former Seoul bureau chief of the Sankei Shimbun newspaper, wrote an article alleging that after the sinking of MV Sewol ferry, President Park was incommunicado for seven important hours and could have been with Chung at that time.^[2] However, he was accused by Korean prosecutors of defaming President Park.^[3]

Chung married Choi Soon-sil in 1995, but they divorced in July 2014.^[4] Their daughter, Chung Yoo-ra, is a gold medalist in equestrian.^[5]

References

1. Fifield, Anna (December 11, 2014). "In South Korea, journalists fear a government clampdown on the press". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
2. "Sankei journalist Tatsuya Kato acquitted of defaming South Korean leader". The Japan Times. December 17, 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
3. "Korean Prosecutors Indict Japanese Journalist on Defamation Charge - WSJ".
4. Kim, Oi-hyun (December 3, 2014). "Pres. Park's former aide and his wife may be at the center of ongoing scandal". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
5. Park, Sojung (September 20, 2014). "S. Korea wins gold in team dressage equestrian at Asiad". Yonhap. Retrieved 23 September 2016.