Choo Byung-jik

Choo Byung-jik was a South Korean politician. He was the 13th Minister for Construction.

Kazakh construction agreement Minister Byung-jik announced on 25 September 2006 that the governments of South Korea and Kazakhstan, represented by Byung-jik and his Kazakh counterpart, agreed to increase cooperation in construction by having South Korean construction companies build roads, railways, airports and ports. According to a statement released by the South Korean Ministry, the Nazarbayev administration plans to build 4,000 kilometers of railways and 8,000 km of highways by 2015 to expand transportation infrastructure for the Caspian Sea field. Byung-jik accompanied South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong Sook and the vice-ministers of foreign affairs, industry, information and communications, when they arrived in Tripoli on 20 September for an official visit. Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmoudi hosted a dinner for the South Korean delegation.