유인촌 柳仁村
Actor and former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
| Life | 1951 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 전주 류씨 |
Life & career
Yu In-chon (Yoo In-chon, born 1951) is an actor and former cabinet official. According to Korean Wikipedia his seat is Jeonju and he was born on March 20, 1951 at Seongdeok-ri, Bongdong-myeon, Wanju, the fourth of four sons and two daughters. He grew up in Chungjeong-ro, Seodaemun, Seoul, graduated in theater and film from Chung-Ang University and completed master's programs at Yonsei and Chung-Ang.
He debuted on stage in 1971 and joined MBC as a sixth-class talent in 1973. He appeared in many dramas and plays including the long-running MBC series Farmland Diary (1980-2002), founded the theatre company Yu in 1995 and taught at Chung-Ang University from 1997 to 2004.
He served as Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under Lee Myung-bak in 2008 and again under Yoon Suk-yeol. His brothers are presented as the drama producer Yu Gil-chon and Bishop Yu Gyeong-chon of the Catholic Church, and the actor Nam Yun-ho is said to be his son. He is presented as a leading modern figure of the Jeonju Ryu, rooted in Wanju.
Acting and Public Office
Korean Wikipedia notes that he played the lead in the 1990 drama Ambitious Years, which brought him into contact with Lee Myung-bak; he also served as an environmental ambassador for the Ministry of Environment and a forest ambassador for the Forest Service.