Park Seh-jik

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Park Seh-jik Olympic Order
박세직 朴世直
23rd Mayor of Seoul
In office 27 December 1990 – 18 February 1991
Preceded by	Goh Kun
Succeeded by	Rhee Hai-won
President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
In office May 7, 1986 – October 2, 1988
IOC President	Juan Antonio Samaranch
Preceded by	Roh Tae-woo
Succeeded by	Pasqual Maragall
Chair of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
In office May 7, 1986 – April 3, 1989
Preceded by	Roh Tae-woo
Succeeded by	Position dissolved
Personal details
Born	(1933-09-18)18 September 1933 Shikkoku, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (today Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
Died	27 July 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 75) Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	South Korea
Political party	Democratic Liberal Party
Spouse	Hong Suk-ja
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
Religion	Protestantism
Military service
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Army

Park Seh-jik (Korean: 박세직; Hanja: 朴世直; 18 September 1933 – 27 July 2009) was a South Korean politician, bureaucrat and army general. He held many powerful positions throughout his lifetime, such as the Mayor of Seoul and the Director of Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP), a preceding agency of the National Intelligence Service (NIS). He was President of the Seoul Organizing Committee for the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.^[1]

He died of acute pneumonia on 27 July 2009.^[2]