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.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Chung.
Chung Eui-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
Jinhae-eup, Changwon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Political party Independent
Other political
affiliations		Saenuri Party

Grand National Party

New Korea Party
Alma materPusan National University
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJung Eui-hwa
McCune–ReischauerChung Ui-hwa

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
  1. "[총선개표]부산 중구동구 새누리당 정의화 당선". 이투데이 (in Korean). 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. 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.
  3. 김경희 (2014-05-29). "정의화 국회의장". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. 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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kang Chang-hee		 Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
30 May 2014 - 29 May 2016		 Succeeded by
Chung Sye-kyun
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