Chung Eui-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 the National 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 | December 18, 1948 Jinhae-eup, Changwon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power Party |
| Other political affiliations | Saenuri Party New Korea Party |
| Alma mater | Pusan National University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jung Eui-hwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chung Ui-hwa |
Chung Eui-hwa (Korean: 정의화; Hanja: 鄭義和; 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
Chung Eui-hwa was born in Changwon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on December 18, 1948. He graduated from Pusan National University medical school.
Political career
Chung became a politician in 1996 when he ran in the 1996 South Korean legislative election for the Busan Jung-gu · Dong-gu electoral district and 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-bak during the 2007 South Korean presidential election.[2]
He assumed the position of Speaker of the National Assembly on May 30, 2014.[3] Since then, Chung has been an Independent and critical of the pro-Park Geun-hye faction of the Liberty Korea Party.[4]
References
- ↑ "[총선개표]부산 중구동구 새누리당 정의화 당선". 이투데이 (in Korean). 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ↑ 입력 2012.05.31 17:54 (2012-05-31). "국회의장 놓고 '친박' 강창희 vs '친이' 정의화 한판 승부 열기 고조". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 김경희 (2014-05-29). "정의화 국회의장". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ↑ 수정 2019.08.20 18:09, 입력 2019 08 20 18:02 (2019-08-20). ""제3지대론" vs "한국당 중심"…보수통합론 맞선 플랫폼 '자유와 공화'". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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