Cho Bae-sook

Cho Bae-sook (Korean: 조배숙; born 10 September 1956) is a South Korean politician and legislator, serving as the Chairwoman of the liberal Party for Democracy and Peace,[1] a party that split from the People's Party following Ahn Cheol-soo’s decision to merge with the Bareun Party to form the Bareunmirae Party.[2] Cho is one of three woman leading prominent South Korean liberal parties, along with Choo Mi-ae of the Minjoo Party and Lee Jeong-mi of the Justice Party.[1]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.
Cho Bae-sook
조배숙
Leader of the Party for Democracy and Peace
In office
6 February 2018 – 5 August 2018
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byChung Dong-young
Personal details
Born (1956-09-10) 10 September 1956
Iksan, South Korea
Political partyParty for Democracy and Peace
People’s Party (until 2018)
Alma materSeoul National University

Biography

Cho studied at Seoul National University and received a Bachelor's and master's degree in law.[3] She worked as a prosecutor and eventually served as a Judge in the Seoul District Court of Civil Affairs, and the Seoul Appellate Court.[3] Cho was also elected to the National Assembly.[3]

gollark: I kind of expect Google to end up controlling a drone army or something eventually.
gollark: You can totally compare it! We're making comparisons now!
gollark: Elections: people are broadly unsatisfied with the results somehowFreedom of citizens: constitution is blatantly ignored half the timeRight to bear arms: kind of decreasing over timeRight to free speech: in practice, probably notRight to assemble: right now, you don't have that, which I feel is justified, but stillRight to privacy: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAGHASHFHASGFAHsf
gollark: The right to privacy isn't a constitutional thing. I think it's important, though.
gollark: I mean, those things aren't quite as meaningful as one would hope nowadays, but it's more than North Korea.

References
  1. "South Korea's liberal parties all led by women".
  2. "People's Party defectors launch new liberal party". 6 February 2018.
  3. "Cho Bae-sook National Congress". 0531.or.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.


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