Min Jong-gi

Min Jong-gi is a South Korean politician charged with corruption.^[1] He is currently the governor of Dangjin County in South Chungcheong Province, where he has brought development to the area.^[2][3] In late April 2010, he was detained by government officials as he was about to leave the country but was not held in custody. He had in his possession a forged passport. The government was pursuing him because of allegations that he had given construction contracts in exchange for a villa and that he had run a slush fund worth nearly two million dollars while only reporting assets of under $550,000.^[4]

Biography

Min obtained a bachelors degree from the prestigious South Korean Air Force Academy and a doctorate from an American university. He later became director of the province's regional economic bureau and then deputy mayor of Nonsan and Cheonan.^[5]

1. ^ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919685
2. ^ http://taihan.com/eng1/ad/a_011_view.asp?cd=23&no=23&class=3&p=1
3. ^ http://news.chungnam.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=29377
4. ^ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919685
5. ^ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919685

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Name	Min, Jong-Gi
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Short description	Governor of Dangjin South Chungcheong, South Korea
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