He is a member of the South Korean National Assembly and former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Do Jong Hwan was born in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

This trauma resulted in his writing You, my hollyhock, a collection of love poems which brought him critical acclaim.

Though he lost his job as a teacher and was even jailed for his activities, he continued to fight for justice and better future for the Korean people.

[8] Since that time Do has also written about the issue of the division of Korea, depicting the difficulties of a single people living in a divided country.