Park Yohan

Prime Minister Park Yohan
Prime Minister of Joseon
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
Preceded by	Prime Minister Jeong Dohyung
Chief Justice of the Supreme
In office 16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) – 27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)
Preceded by	Chief Justice of the Supreme Kim Ji-Seung
Succeeded by	Chief Justice of the Supreme Do Se-sang
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
In office 25 June 2014 (2014-06-25) – 16 August 2022 (2022-08-16)
Judge of the Daejeon District Court
In office 15 February 2007 (2007-02-15) – 25 June 2014 (2014-06-25)
Personal details
Born	Park Yohan (1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 Mapo-gu, Seoul, Joseon
Political party	Democratic Political Party (2023-present)
Spouse(s)	Lee So Young (m. 2008)
Children	Park Kijoon (2010) Park Jiyeon (2013)
Education	Hanyang University
Military service
Years of service	2005 - 2006
Rank	Sergeant

Park Yohan(박요한) is the 18th Prime Minister and incumbent Prime Minister of Joseon. He was elected on December 2, 2023, through the National Assembly's official vote to elect a prime minister, and he does not concurrently serve as the head of the ruling party under Joseon's laws.

Park Yo-han had been in the legal profession ever since he began his career as a judge on the Daejeon District Court in 2007. He began to gain popularity with the public as he issued decisive rulings on grave criminal cases that received media and public attention throughout the Daejeon District Court and the Supreme Court.

Park Yohan served as chief justice of the Supreme Court until mid-November 2023. He was instrumental in addressing the aftermath of the November incident, and after being offered to join the Democratic Political Party, he resigned as chief justice in late November and joined the Democratic Political Party.

Early life

Park Yohan was born as the second son of the owner of Jaesung Electric, one of Joseon's largest companies. Although he grew up in a wealthy background, his personality was known to be relatively passive during his school years. However, Park Yohan stood out in academic performance, especially in the political and social subjects.

Park Dohyun, the owner of Jaesung Electric, repeatedly expressed his intention to inherit the company to Park Yohan in public, but Park Yohan chose to enter the legal profession instead of inheriting the company. He passed the legal professional qualification exam after graduating from Hanyang University's law school and began his career as a judge on the Daejeon District Court.

Career

From his time as a judge of the Daejeon District Court, Park Yo-han was famous for issuing "judgment following the demands and appeals of the public" on serious criminal cases. He sometimes concluded that the accused was innocent, but he often sentenced stronger sentences than existing precedents, especially for serious criminal cases that drew public attention.

Park Yohan served as a Supreme Court justice from 2014 to 2022. One of the most famous cases of his career during this period was the "murder of an office worker in Gangneung," where the accused was sentenced to relatively low sentences in the first and second trials for being forgiven by the victims' bereaved families and reflecting on his guilt. However, Park Yohan sentenced the accused to death in consideration of the seriousness of the crime, the death of the victim, and the impact on society if the accused is sentenced to a low sentence. Immediately after the death sentence, the accused showed an attitude contrary to his previous attitude, such as criticizing the victim, which caused a lot of controversy in society.

Park Yohan was popular with the public as he was praised for making rulings in the public interest of society without being swayed by compassion and other emotions. However, some legal experts and judges criticized him for acting as a "populist in the legal world".