Park Sung-jae

{{short description|South Korean lawyer and politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Park Sung-jae

| birth_place = Cheongdo County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

| office = Minister of Justice

| president = Yoon Suk Yeol

| primeminister = Han Duck-soo

| term_start = 20 February 2024

| preceded = Han Dong-hoon
Shim Woo-woo (acting)

| party =

| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes

| hangul = %박성재

| hanja = 朴性載

}}

}}

Park Sung-jae ({{Korean|hangul=박성재}}) is a South Korean lawyer and politician. He has served as minister of justice of South Korea since 2024.

On 12 December 2024, the National Assembly passed impeachment motions against Park and KNP Commissioner Cho Ji-ho,{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/justice-minister-park-and-national-police-commissioner-general-cho-impeachment-motion-approved/ar-AA1vIBEO?ocid=BingNewsSerp|title=Justice Minister Park and National Police Commissioner General Cho impeachment motion approved|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=12 December 2024|access-date=12 December 2024|author=서지은|via=MSN}} accusing them of their alleged roles in the controversial declaration of emergency martial law{{Cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_388312.html|title=Ruling party chief supports impeaching president|work=The Korea Times|last=Jung|first=Min-ho|date=12 December 2024|access-date=12 December 2024}} by President Yoon Suk Yeol. The passed impeachment motions led to Park and Cho being suspended immediately from their office duties.{{Cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-12-12/national/politics/DP-drops-controversial-foreign-policy-complaints-in-second-impeachment-motion/2199366|title=DP drops controversial foreign policy complaints in second impeachment motion|last=Seo|first=Ji-eun|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=12 December 2024|access-date=12 December 2024}}

Preparatory hearings on whether to uphold or lift Park's removal were held by the Constitutional Court of Korea beginning on 24 February 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250204007400315 |title=Court to hold 1st preparatory hearing of justice minister's impeachment trial Feb. 24 |last=Kim |first=Hyun-soo |work=Yonhap News Agency |date=4 February 2025 |access-date=4 February 2025 }} On 10 April, the court dismissed the impeachment motion in an 8-0 vote, thereby reinstating him immediately.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20250410114251004 |script-title=ko:헌재, 박성재 법무장관 탄핵소추 기각…직무 복귀 |trans-title= Constitutional Court of Korea dismissed the impeachment motion of Park Sung-jae...he returns to office immediately |last=Hwang |first=Yun-gi |work=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko|date=10 April 2025 |access-date=10 April 2025}}