Joseon official who served as Minister of Personnel and Minister of Rites under King Hyeonjong
| Life | 1612 ~ 1671 |
| Era | 조선 |
| Clan | 고령 박씨 |
Bak Jang-won (朴長遠), courtesy name Jung-gu, pen names Gudang and Seupcheon, and posthumous title Munhyo, belonged to the Goryeong Park clan. He passed the special civil examination in 1636, served as a Hallim-type censor in the Office of Royal Decrees, and as a Chunchugwan historian took part in compiling the Revised Annals of King Seonjo.
He served as magistrate of Chuncheon and Sangju and as Governor of Gangwon, became Minister of Personnel in 1664, and later served as minister of Works, Rites and Punishments, Inspector-General, Governor of Hanseong and Second Minister Without Portfolio. He died while serving as magistrate of Gaeseong. His collected works are the Gudangjip, and he is known as the great-grandfather of Bak Mun-su.