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South Korean politician

The Right HonourableChung Ui-hwa
정의화
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office30 May 2014 – 29 May 2016
Preceded by Kang Chang-hee
Succeeded by Chung Sye-kyun
Member of the National Assembly
In office30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012
Succeeded by Yoo Ki-june (partially) Kim Moo-sung (partially)
Constituency Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu
In office30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
Constituency Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu
In office30 May 2000 – 29 May 2004
Constituency Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu
In office30 May 1996 – 29 May 2000
Constituency Busan 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 party People Power Party
Other politicalaffiliations Saenuri Party Grand National Party New Korea Party
Alma mater Pusan National University
Korean name
Hangul 정의화
Hanja 鄭義和
Revised Romanization Jeong Uihwa
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng 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

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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.

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]

  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