Yoo Jin-ryong | |
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| 우진룡 | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University |
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| Hangul | 유진룡 |
| Hanja | 劉震龍 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Jinryong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Chinryong |
Yoo Jin-ryong (Korean : 유진룡) is a South Korean politician who formerly served as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Yoo Jin-ryong was born on September 2, 1956, in Incheon. In 1979, he graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in Commerce and Trade, followed by a master's degree in Public Administration from Hanyang University a few years later. [1]
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