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South Korean politician In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.
The Right HonourableChung Ui-hwa
정의화
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2014 – 29 May 2016
Preceded byKang Chang-hee
Succeeded byChung Sye-kyun
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012
Succeeded byYoo Ki-june (partially)
Kim Moo-sung (partially)
ConstituencyBusan
Jung-gu
Dong-gu
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
ConstituencyBusan
Jung-gu
Dong-gu
In office
30 May 2000 – 29 May 2004
ConstituencyBusan
Jung-gu
Dong-gu
In office
30 May 1996 – 29 May 2000
ConstituencyBusan
Jung-gu
Dong-gu
Personal details
Born (1948-12-18) December 18, 1948 (age 76)
Jinhae-eup, Changwon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Political partyPeople Power Party
Other political
affiliations		Saenuri Party

Grand National Party

New Korea Party
Alma materPusan National University
Korean name
Hangul정의화
Hanja鄭義和
Revised RomanizationJeong Uihwa
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Ŭihwa

Chung Ui-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.

Chung was pro-Lee Myung-bak during the 2007 South Korean presidential election.

He assumed the position of Speaker of the National Assembly on May 30, 2014. Since then, Chung has been an Independent and critical of the pro-Park Geun-hye faction of the Liberty Korea Party.

References

  1. [총선개표]부산 중구동구 새누리당 정의화 당선. 이투데이 (in Korean). 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. 국회의장 놓고 '친박' 강창희 vs '친이' 정의화 한판 승부 열기 고조. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. 김, 경희 (2014-05-29). 정의화 국회의장. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. "제3지대론" vs "한국당 중심"…보수통합론 맞선 플랫폼 '자유와 공화'. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
Political offices
Preceded byKang Chang-hee Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
30 May 2014 – 29 May 2016 		Succeeded byChung Sye-kyun
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