Park Chung-seo, President of Korea Education Newspaper, Appointed as the 22nd Secretary General of Kyochong

Park Chung-seo, new Secretary General of the Korea Federation of Teachers' Associations. Provided by the Korea Federation of Teachers' Associations

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Park Chung-seo, president of the Korea Education Newspaper, was appointed as the 22nd Secretary-General of the Korea Federation of Teachers' Associations (KFTA) on the 22nd. Park's term as Secretary-General is three years, ending on December 21, 2025.

The Secretary-General of KFTA is appointed by the KFTA president after being recommended by the KFTA board of directors and approved by the delegates' council. Park Chung-seo was recommended at the 331st board meeting held last October. The Secretary-General may serve one additional term.

Secretary-General Park graduated from Jinju Dongmyeong High School and the Department of Public Administration at Kookmin University, and earned a master's degree in Educational Administration from Yonsei University Graduate School of Education.

He joined KFTA in 1991 and demonstrated his capabilities through key positions such as Director of Teachers' Rights, Head of Policy Development Research Office, Director of Public Relations, Director of Planning and Coordination, Head of Welfare Management Headquarters, and Head of Organization Headquarters. Since September 2019, he has served as president of the Korea Education Newspaper, leading newspaper and publishing projects.

He has actively contributed to expanding KFTA's external relations through various roles including Executive Committee Member of the Transparent Society Agreement Implementation Headquarters, Delegate of the National Council for Ethnic Reconciliation and Cooperation, Operating Committee Member of the Korea Tuberculosis Association STOP-TB, and Advisory Member of the 19th and 20th terms of the National Unification Advisory Council.

Secretary-General Park expressed his aspirations, saying, "I will be the foundation for teachers to regain their pride and create an educational environment where they can teach with conviction," and added, "I will do my best to build a KFTA that properly conveys the voices from school sites and acts persistently from proposing policy alternatives to their implementation."

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