Journalist and public official; head of the Office of Government Information; 21st head of Gangnam-gu, Seoul
| Life | 1951 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 경주 정씨 |
Jeong Sun-gyun was born on 25 October 1951 and belongs to the Gyeongju Jeong clan. He graduated in political science and diplomacy from Korea University and earned a master's in journalism from the Graduate School of Media and Information at Kyung Hee University.
He worked as a reporter at JoongAng Ilbo from 1978 to 2001, served as vice head of the Office of Government Information in 2003, and became its fifth head in 2004, serving until 2005. In 2006 he became president of the Korea Broadcasting Advertising Corporation, serving until 2008.
He was elected head of Gangnam-gu, Seoul in 2018 and served as its 21st district head until 2022.
He began as a newspaper reporter, passed through central-government public information work and a public broadcasting-advertising body, and reached local government leadership. Wikipedia gives his term as district head as July 2018 to June 2022.
Jeong Sun-gyun is a common name, so other people may share it. This entry is limited to the person born in 1951 whom Wikipedia lists as a Gyeongju Jeong. His specific policies and evaluations as district head could not be confirmed, so consult district records or news reports. The clan has many villages on the South Jeolla and South Gyeongsang coasts and in northern Gyeonggi, but his own family home or settlement was not confirmed.
Family information could not be confirmed.