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Yoon Chang-jung was born on 17 July, 1956 in Nonsan-si, South Korea, is a South Korean journalist and official (born 1956). Discover Yoon Chang-jung's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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67 years old |
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Cancer |
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17 July 1956 |
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17 July |
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Nonsan-si, South Korea |
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South Korea
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Yoon Chang-jung Height, Weight & Measurements
At 67 years old, Yoon Chang-jung height not available right now. We will update Yoon Chang-jung's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Yoon Chang-jung's Wife?
His wife is Lee Hyun-ok
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Lee Hyun-ok |
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Yoon Chang-jung Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yoon Chang-jung worth at the age of 67 years old? Yoon Chang-jung’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. He is from South Korea. We have estimated Yoon Chang-jung's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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journalist |
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Timeline
Yoon Chang-jung (born 17 July 1956) is a South Korean journalist and official.
Yoon is a 1982 Korea University alumni who joined the Park election team in 2012.
He briefly served as the press spokesman for Korean president Park Geun-hye in early 2013, and was fired following a sexual assault on a Korean American female intern at the South Korean Embassy in the U.S. in May 2013.
This event is said to "have overshadowed President Park's first visit to the US".
becoming the Blue House spokesman on 24 February 2013.
He has been described as a "conservative columnist... disliked by many progressives".
South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the United States between 5 and 9 May, with Yoon accompanying Park as her chief spokesman.
The sexual assault, or sexual harassment in question, consisted of groping the intern, and later calling her up to his room and answering the door either naked or in underwear (sources vary); those events occurred on May 7.
On May 8, 2013, the intern reported those events to the American police.
Yoon escaped to Seoul after the alleged assault.
Kwak Sang-do, Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs, said the order for Yoon to return “didn’t conflict with any South Korean or US laws,” and that "Yoon’s return from the US was a policy decision by the Blue House, and because he was only under indictment, it was not a criminal flight from justice for him to return to South Korea."
Yoon apologized for his actions on 11 May 2013.
On 12 May 2013, Present Park Geun-hye fired spokesman Yoon Chang-jung in the middle of her trip to the United States after he was accused of sexually assaulting a Korean American female intern from the Washington, D.C. Embassy of South Korea.
President Park and her office have apologized for Yoon actions on Monday.
23 women lawmakers of the Democratic Party in South Korea condemned Yoon for having returned to South Korea in a rush to avoid a U.S. police investigation into his alleged sexual assault and criticized the Blue House for trying to cover up the scandal.
The Democratic Party has demanded the resignation of a number of Blue House officials.
It has also called for a more thorough investigation.
Due to those allegations and demands, Ms. Park’s senior presidential press secretary and Mr. Yoon’s immediate supervisor, Lee Nam-ki, who is said to have encouraged Yoon to return to South Korea as soon as possible to avoid being arrested by U.S. law enforcement, declared that he is willing to resign.
On May 10, the Democratic Party stated that the Washington scandal was a “foreseeable tragedy” because of Park’s refusal to heed her critics.
