Chung Ui-hwa
Chung Ui-hwa | |
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정의화 | |
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Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office 30 May 2014 – 29 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Kang Chang-hee |
Succeeded by | Chung Sye-kyun |
Member of theNational Assembly | |
In office 30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012 | |
Succeeded by | Yoo Ki-june(partially) Kim Moo-sung(partially) |
Constituency | Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu |
In office 30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008 | |
Constituency | Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu |
In office 30 May 2000 – 29 May 2004 | |
Constituency | Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu |
In office 30 May 1996 – 29 May 2000 | |
Constituency | Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu |
Personal details | |
Born | Jinhae-eup,Changwon-gun,South Gyeongsang Province,South Korea | December 18, 1948
Political party | People Power Party |
Other political affiliations | Saenuri Party New Korea Party |
Alma mater | Pusan National University |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정의화 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jung Eui-hwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Chung Ui-hwa |
Chung Ui-hwa(Korean:정의화;Hanja:Trịnh nghĩa cùng;born 18 December 1948) is a South Korean doctor and politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2016.
Early life and education
[edit]Chung Eui-hwa was born in Changwon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on December 18, 1948. He graduated fromPusan National Universitymedical school.
Political career
[edit]Chung became a politician in 1996 when he ran in the1996 South Korean legislative electionfor theBusanJung-gu·Dong-guelectoral districtand won with 41.6% of the vote. He continuously won the Busan Jung-gu · Dong-gu electoral district until 2012.[1]
Chung was pro-Lee Myung-bakduring the2007 South Korean presidential election.[2]
He assumed the position ofSpeaker of the National Assemblyon May 30, 2014.[3]Since then, Chung has been anIndependentand critical of the pro-Park Geun-hyefaction of theLiberty Korea Party.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"[총선개표]부산 중구동구 새누리당 정의화 당선".이투데이(in Korean). 2012-04-12.Retrieved2020-04-13.
- ^"국회의장 놓고 '친박' 강창희 vs '친이' 정의화 한판 승부 열기 고조".JoongAng Ilbo(in Korean). 2012-05-31.Retrieved2020-04-13.
- ^김, 경희 (2014-05-29)."정의화 국회의장".Yonhap News Agency(in Korean).Retrieved2020-04-13.
- ^""제3지대론" vs "한국당 중심"…보수통합론 맞선 플랫폼 '자유와 공화'".JoongAng Ilbo(in Korean). 2019-08-20.Retrieved2020-04-13.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- 20th-century South Korean politicians
- 21st-century South Korean politicians
- Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
- Speakers of the National Assembly (South Korea)
- Liberty Korea Party politicians
- People Power Party (South Korea) politicians
- Pusan National University alumni
- Yonsei University alumni
- People from Changwon
- People from Jinhae District
- Politicians from South Gyeongsang Province
- Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly (South Korea)