Park Jie-won(Hangul: 박지원; hanja: 朴智源; born 5 June 1942) is a South Korean politician. He was the chief of staff to President Kim Dae-jung, and served as the Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism during his administration. In 9 April 2008, he was elected as a member of 18th National Assembly of South Korea for Mokpo as an independent. After being elected, he returned to the Democratic party. In May 2012, he became the floor leader for the Democratic United Party.