Chung Mong-joon

The Honourable Chung Mong-joon
정몽준
Chung in 2008
Chairman of the Grand National Party
In office 7 September 2009 – 3 June 2010
Preceded by	Park Hee-tae
Succeeded by	Ahn Sang-soo
Member of the National Assembly
In office 30 May 2008 – 15 May 2014
Preceded by	Lee Kye-ahn
Succeeded by	Na Kyung-won
Constituency	Dongjak 2nd (Seoul)
In office 30 May 1988 – 29 May 2008
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Ahn Hyo-dae
Constituency	Dong (Ulsan)
Personal details
Born	(1951-11-15) 15 November 1951 (age 72) Beomil-dong, Dong-gu, Pusan, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Nationality	Republic of Korea
Political party	Saenuri (until 2016) Independent (since 2016)
Spouse	Kim Young-Myeong
Children	4 (2 sons, 2 daughters)
Alma mater	Seoul National University (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA) Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Occupation	Politician; Business Magnate; Vice President of FIFA
Religion	Presbyterianism formerly Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul	정몽준
Hanja	鄭夢準
Revised Romanization	Jeong Mongjun
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Mongjun

Chung Mong-joon or Chung Mong Joon (Korean: 정몽준, born November 15, 1951) is a South Korean businessman and politician. He is the sixth son of Chung Ju-yung, founder of Hyundai, the second-largest South Korean chaebol before its breakup in 2003. He remains the controlling shareholder of a Hyundai offshoot, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, parent of the world's largest shipbuilding company. He is also the chairman of the board of the University of Ulsan and Ulsan College in Ulsan, South Korea.^[1] He is the founder and the honorary chairman of The Asan Institute for Policy Studies.^[2] He was Honorary Vice-president of FIFA and president of the South Korean football association.^[3]