Min Jong-gi

Min Jong-gi is a South Korean politician charged with corruption.[1] He is currently the governor of Dangjin County in South Chungcheong Province, where he has brought development to the area.[2][3] In late April 2010, he was detained by government officials as he was about to leave the country but was not held in custody. He had in his possession a forged passport. The government was pursuing him because of allegations that he had given construction contracts in exchange for a villa and that he had run a slush fund worth nearly two million dollars while only reporting assets of under $550,000.[4]

Biography

Min obtained a bachelors degree from the prestigious South Korean Air Force Academy and a doctorate from an American university. He later became director of the province's regional economic bureau and then deputy mayor of Nonsan and Cheonan.[5]

  1. ↑ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919685
  2. ↑ http://taihan.com/eng1/ad/a_011_view.asp?cd=23&no=23&class=3&p=1
  3. ↑ http://news.chungnam.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=29377
  4. ↑ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919685
  5. ↑ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919685