User:Dckewon5131/박기석 (1869년)

Park Ki-seok (January 11, 1869 / February 21, 1869 in the lunar and solar calendar) was a government official during the Japanese colonial period and served as a member of the Central Council of the Japanese Government.

Life
He was originally from Jinju-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. However, he was active in the South Pyongan Province area. When he was young, he studied Chinese literature and became an official, and since he was appointed as governor of the Observatory of Pyeongannam-do in 1897, he has worked as an administrative official in various parts of Pyeongnam, including serving as governor of Seongcheon-gun.

In 1910, he participated in the formation of the Jungwoo Association centered on Lee Wan-yong. Immediately after the conclusion of the annexation treaty between Korea and Japan, he became the head of the Joseon Governor-General and served as the head of the counties in Gangseo-gun and Daedong-gun, and retired in 1921. Later, he joined the Joseon Buddhist altar. He served as the head of the Pyongyang branch and served as a member of the Pyeongannam Agricultural Council.

In 1931, he was appointed to the Central Council. As of 1934, when he was serving as a member of the Central Council, he was ranked 6th in the rank of Hun 6th.

It was included in the central circle section of the 708-member pro-Japanese group list announced in 2002, the central circle section of the pro-Japanese life dictionary list released in 2008, and the bureaucracy section. It was also included in the list of 705 pro-Japanese anti-ethnic acts announced by the Committee on the Truth and Reconciliation of Anti-ethnic Acts in 2009.

See more

 * Chosun Government-General's Central Office

Reference

 * Park Ki-seok - National History Compilation Committee