Han Byung-do
한병도
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byCho Bae-sook
ConstituencyIksan B
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLee Chun-seok
ConstituencyIksan A
Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs
In office
28 November 2017 – 8 January 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byJun Byung-hun
Succeeded byKang Gi-jung
Secretary to the President for Political Affairs
In office
17 May 2017 – 27 November 2017
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Succeeded bySong In-bae
Personal details
Born (1967-12-07) 7 December 1967
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materWonkwang University

Han Byung-do (Korean: 한병도; Hanja: 韓秉道; 7 December 1967) is a South Korean politician representing Iksan City at the National Assembly and previously served as Senior Secretary to the President Moon Jae-in for Political Affairs.[1]

In 2004 Han was elected as member of the National Assembly from Iksan City becoming the youngest member elected in this election at the age of 37.[2] Han convinced President Roh Moo-hyun to accept the honorary doctorate degree in politics from Han's alma mater, Wonkwang University. This is the one of three degrees Roh has from tertiary education - all honorary as Roh never went to college - and the only one from Korean university.[3] Han was previously the president of its student union.[2]

In 2016 he lost his election to Cho Bae-sook. Upon beginning of the President Moon Jae-in's presidency, he was appointed as his secretary for political affairs. Later that year, Han was promoted to a senior secretary, a vice-ministerial position. Han resigned the post for the 2020 South Korean legislative election. In that election, he defeated Cho who served three times as his constituency's representative and previously defeated him four years ago.

Han holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Wonkwang University.[4]

Electoral history

Election Year District Party affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
17th National Assembly General Election 2004 North Jeolla Province Iksan A Uri Party 47,527 74.50% Won
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 North Jeolla Province Iksan B Democratic Party of Korea 27,325 36.83% Lost
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 North Jeolla Province Iksan B Democratic Party of Korea 56,982 72.5% Won

References

  1. ↑ 송상호 (2017-11-28). "Moon appoints new senior secretary for political affairs". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  2. 1 2 이한재 (2018-01-09). "[Who Is ?] 한병도 전 대통령비서실 정무수석". [Who Is ?] 한병도 전 대통령비서실 정무수석. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  3. ↑ "[정치]대통령이 집착하는 '빛나는 졸업장'". m.weekly.khan.co.kr (in Korean). 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  4. ↑ "한병도 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
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