Chung Mong-gyu

Chung Mong-gyu
Chung Mong-gyu
Born	(1961-01-14) January 14, 1961 (age 63) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Korea University (BBA) University of Oxford (M.A.)
Occupation	Chairman of HDC Group President of Korea Football Association President of East Asian Football Federation

Korean name
Hangul	정몽규
Hanja	鄭夢奎
Revised Romanization	Jeong Mong-gyu
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Monggyu

Chung Mong-gyu (Korean: 정몽규; born 1961) is a South Korean businessman. He is one of his country's top business leaders and chairman of HDC Group. Since 2013, he has served two consecutive terms as the 53rd president of the Korea Football Association (KFA). In May 2017, he won a seat on the FIFA Council. Chung received his bachelor's in business administration from Korea University in 1985, and completed his master's in politics, philosophy and economics at the University of Oxford in 1988. He was born in Seoul.

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Education

Graduated from Yongsan High School in 1980. He then pursued his Bachelor's degree in business administration at Korea University in 1985. He received his Master's degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University in 1988.

Chronology

May 2018 – Present: Chairman, HDC Holdings Co., Ltd.
April 2018 – present: President, East Asia Football Federation
May 2017 – present: Member, FIFA Council (2017–present)
January 2017 – present: Vice president, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
September 2016 – present: Vice president, Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
September 2016 – present: Chair, AFC Referees’ Committee
July 2016 – present: President, Korea Football Association (KFA)
March–August 2016: Chef de mission, 2016 Summer Olympics Team Korea
March 2016 – present: Chairman, 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Organizing Committee
August 2015 – present: Member, AFC Development Committee
August 2015 – present: Deputy chairman, 2019 AFC Asian Cup Organizing Committee
May 2015 – May 2017: Member, AFC Executive Committee
March 2014 – present: Vice president, East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
August 2013 – December 2016: Member, Organizing Committee for the FIFA Club World Cup
February 2013 – March 2014: President, EAFF
January 2013 – June 2016: President, KFA
April 2011 – March 2013: Member, AFC Ad-Hoc Committee
January 2011 – January 2013: President, K League (Korea Professional Football League)
March 2000 – present: Keynote speaker, Pacific Basin Economic Council International General Meeting
2000–present: Chairman, Busan I'Park FC (2000–present)
February 1999 – May 2018: Chairman, HDC Hyundai Development Company
1998–99: Chairman, Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) Korea-Britain Business Leaders Forum
1997–99: President, Korean Automobile Manufacturers Association
1997–99: Chairman, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC
1996–99: Chairman, Hyundai Motor Company
1994–96: Chairman, Ulsan Hyundai FC
1988.11: Joined Hyundai Motor Company

Career

Chung Mong-gyu served as Chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company from January 1996 to March 1999. He has managed Hyundai Development Company since his appointment as chairmanship in March 1999.

Hyundai Development Company, a parent entity of Hyundai Development Company Group, is a comprehensive construction company established in 1976 and has created more than 400,000 apartment units in Korea including Samsung-dong IPARK, Suwon IPARK CITY and Haeundae IPARK. In addition, Hyundai Development Company has been active in various areas such as city development, residential/commercial buildings, civil engineering and social infrastructure.^{[citation needed]}

Hyundai Development Company has diversified its business areas to include manufacture, distribution, IT, leisure and service, with real estate & infrastructure construction as the center. The affiliates of Hyundai Development Company include Hyundai EP, I·Controls, I·Service, Hyundai IPARK Mall, Young Chang Music, I&CONS, Hotel IPARK, Hyundai PCE, IPARK Sports, HDC Asset Management and HDC Shilla Duty Free.

Through his engagement in IPARK Volunteer Corps, which was launched in 2004 as a social contribution committee of Hyundai Development Company, Chairman Chung has been actively promoting corporate social responsibility. In particular, with the establishment of Pony Chung Foundation, which is a nonprofit scholarship organization, he has been carrying out various programs such as Pony Chung Innovation Award, Academic Grants and Domestic/Overseas Scholarships.

Through his ownerships of Ulsan Hyundai FC (1994-1996), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (1997-1999) and Busan IPARK FC (2000–present), Chairman Chung has continuously supported the development of Korean Football industry.

Elected as the 9th President of the K League (Korean Professional Football League ) in 2011, he handled the match-fixing scandals with determination and acumen. In 2013, he was elected as the 52nd President of the Korea Football Association (KFA), a title being served for 2 consecutive terms since his reappointment as the 53rd President in 2016. In addition, he served as Vice President of East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (2013-2014), Member of the Organizing Committee for the FIFA Club World Cup (2013-2016), Chef de Mission of 2016 Summer Olympics South Korea Team (2016) and Member of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee (2015-2017).

His current roles include Deputy Chairman of 2019 AFC Asian Cup Organizing Committee (2015–present), Member of AFC Development Committee (2015–present), Chairman of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Organizing Committee (2016–present), Chairperson of AFC Referees’ Committee (2016–present), Vice President of AFC (2016–present), Vice President of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (2017–present) and Member of FIFA Council (2017–present). Since his joining the FIFA Council, Chairman Chung has been devoting his efforts to co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup with China, Japan and North Korea.

Awards

1997 Winner of the 2nd Korea-China Young Researcher's Award (economics segment)
1997 “100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum^[1]

Family

Family of Chung Mong-gyu

Han Seong-sil
한성실
?

Chung Bong-sik
정봉식
?

Yung

Byun Joong-seok [ko]
변중석
1921–2007

Chung Ju-yung
정주영
1915–2001

Kim Kyung-hee
김경희
1953–

Park Byeong-im
박병임
1928–2015

Chung Soon-yung [ko]
정순영
1922–2005

Park Young-ja
박영자
1936–

Chung Se-yung [ko]
정세영
1928–2005

Jo Eun-ju
조은주
1936–

Chung Sang-yung [ko]
정상영
1936–2021

(영)

^[a]

Kim Wol-gye
김월계
1923–2003

Chung In-yung [ko]
정인영
1920–2006

Chung Hee-yung
정희영
1925–2015

Kim Young-joo
김영주
1920–2010

Jang Jeong-ja
장정자
1935–

Chung Shin-yung
정신영
1931–62

Chung Mong-pil [ko]^[b]
정몽필
1934–82

Chung Chung-in (Grace)
정정인
1979–

Chung Chung-im (Elizabeth)
정정임
1981–

Chung Hyeong-suk
정형숙
1951–74

Chung Moon-sook
정문숙
1947–

Kim Yun-su
김윤수
1946–

Chung Sook-young^[c]
정숙영
1960–

Chung Il-kyung
정일경
1960–

Chung Mong-hyuk
정몽혁
1961–

Mong

Chung Mong-koo^[d]
정몽구
1938–

Chung Mong-woo [ko]^[e]
정몽우
1945–90

Chung Mong-yoon [ko]^[f]
정몽윤
1955–

Chung Mong-guk^[g]
정몽국
1953–

Chung Mong-sun
정몽선
1954–

Kim Geun-su
김근수
1948–

Chung Mong-jin
정몽진
1960–

Chung Mong-yeol
정몽열
1964–

(몽)

^[h]

Chung Mong-kun [ko]^[i]
정몽근
1942–

Chung Mong-hun^[j]
정몽헌
1948–2003

Chung Mong-il [ko]^[k]
정몽일
1959–

Chung Mong-won^[l]
정몽원
1955–

Chung Mong-hoon
정몽훈
1959–

Chung Chung-suk
정정숙
1962–

Chung Mong-ik
정몽익
1962–

Chung Kyung-hee^[m]
정경희
1944–

Chung Mong-joon^[n]
정몽준
1951–

Chung Mong-seok
정몽석
1958–

Chung Mong-yong
정몽용
1961–

Chung Mong-gyu^[o]
정몽규
1962–

Chung Yoo-kyung
정유경
1970–

Chung Ji-yi
정지이
1977–

Chung Young-yi
정영이
1984–

Chung Young-seon
정영선
1985–

Chung Hyeon-seon
정현선
1989–

Chung Mun-yi
정문이
1991–

Chung Il-seon [ko]
정일선
1970–

Chung Moon-seon
정문선
1974–

Chung Dae-seon [ko]^[p]
정대선
1977–

Chung Chung-yi
정정이
1984–

Chung Kyung-seon
정경선
1986–

Seon

(선)

Chung Ji-seon [ko]
정지선
1972–

Chung Gyo-seon
정교선
1974–

Chung Ki-seon [ko]
정기선
1982–

Chung Nam-yi
정남이
1983–

Chung Seon-yi
정선이
1986–

Chung Ye-seon
정예선
1996–

^[q]

Chung Eun-hee
정은희
1971–

Chung Yu-hee
정유희
1973–

Chung Seong-yi^[r]
정성이
1962–

Chung Myeong-yi^[s]
정명이
1964–

Chung Yoon-yi^[t]
정윤이
1968–

Chung Eui-seon^[u]
정의선
1970–

Seon A-yeong^[v]
선아영
1987–

Seon Tong-uk^[w]
선동욱
1989–

Sin U-jin
신우진
1993–

Sin U-hyeon
신우현
2004–

N/A

Chung Yu-mi
정유미
1988–

Chung Yu-jin
정유진
1990–

Chung Jun^[x]
정준
1997–

Sin U-taek
신우택
1996–

Chung Jin-hui
정진희
1996–

Chung Chang-cheol
정장철
1998–

Notes
In general: marriages indicated by dashed lines, female on the left.

^ Given name terminates in -yung (영) for males and females in this generation
^ Married to Lee Yang-ja (이양자; 1943–90)
^ Married to Prof. Noh Kyung-soo [ko] (노경수; 1954–)
^ Married to Lee Jung-hwa (이정화; 1939–2009)
^ Married to Lee Haeng-ja (이행자; 1945–)
^ Married to Kim Hye-young (김혜영; 1961–)
^ Married to Lee Yoon-hee (이윤희; 1954–)
^ Given name starts with Mong- (몽) for males in this generation. Female given names often start with Chung- (정), but not always.
^ Married to Woo Kyung-sook (우경숙; 1951–)
^ Married to Hyun Jeong-eun [ko] (현정은; 1955–)
^ Married to Kwon Jun-hee (권준희; 1961–)
^ Married to Hong In-hwa (홍인화; 1957–)
^ Married to Jung Hee-young (정희영; 1940–)
^ Married to Kim Young-myeong (김영명; 1956–)
^ Married to Kim Na-young (김나영)
^ Married to news anchor Noh Hyeon-jeong [ko] (노현정, 1979–)
^ Given name terminates in -seon (선) for males in this generation. Female given names usually terminate in -yi (이), but not always.
^ Married to Daejeon Sun Hospital chief director Seon Du-hun (선두훈, 1957–)
^ Married to Hyundai Card vice chairman Chung Tae-yeong (정태영, 1960–)
^ Formerly married to Samwoo vice-chairman Sin Seong-jae (신성재, 1968–)
^ Married to Chung Do-won's daughter Chung Ji-seon (정지선, 1970–)
^ Married to Gil Yong-wu's son Gil Seong-Jin (길성진, 1984–)
^ Married to Chae Hyeong-seok's daughter Chae Su-yeon (채수연, 1990–)
^ Married to professional golfer Lydia Ko (리디아 고, 1997–)

Sources

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김태현 (March 23, 2015). "[단독보도] 정주영 막내딸 미국서 엄마 없이 결혼" [Exclusive: Chung Ju-yung's youngest daughter gets married without her mother in the United States]. 일요신문 (in Korean).
"Family Drama". Forbes. April 26, 2011.