[1][2] As a son of a poor peasant, he barely graduated from primary school[1] and was unable to continue his secondary education.

[1][2] After graduated from Masan Technical High School, Park used to work at Dongkyung Electronics.

[7] Following the resignation of Kim Doo-kwan prior to the 2012 presidential election, Park contested Saenuri preselection for the South Gyeongsang governorship but lost to Hong Jun-pyo.

[8] Park was appointed as the President of the Incheon International Airport Corporation in October 2014 but resigned after a year in order to run for 2016 election.

[1] He was selected as the Saenuri candidate for Changwon Uichang and defeated Kim Ki-woon of the Democratic Party.