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Chung Ui-hwa

Chung Ui-hwa

South Korean politician

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

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.

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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

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    "[총선개표]부산 중구동구 새누리당 정의화 당선". 이투데이 (in Korean). 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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    "국회의장 놓고 '친박' 강창희 vs '친이' 정의화 한판 승부 열기 고조". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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    김, 경희 (2014-05-29). "정의화 국회의장". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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    ""제3지대론" vs "한국당 중심"…보수통합론 맞선 플랫폼 '자유와 공화'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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