Cho Bae-sook

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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 (age 67)
People’s Party (until 2018)
Alma materSeoul National University

Cho Bae-sook (

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 women leading prominent South Korean liberal parties, along with Choo Mi-ae of the Minjoo Party and Lee Jeong-mi of the Justice Party.[1]

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]

References

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