Chung Sye-kyun
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy | |
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In office 10 February 2006 – 1 March 2007 | |
President | Roh Moo-hyun |
Preceded by | Lee Hee-beom |
Succeeded by | Kim Young-joo |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 September 1950 of the lunisolar calendar | 5 November 1950
Signature | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정세균 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Segyun |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Segyun |
Chung Sye-kyun (Korean: 정세균; Hanja: 丁世均; born 5 November 1950[1]) is a South Korean politician who has served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2018 and Prime Minister of South Korea from 2020 to 2021.
He was previously leader of the main opposition Democratic Party between 2008 and 2010, and twice chairman of its predecessor, the Uri Party, first on an interim basis from October 2005 to January 2006 and then fully from February 2007 until the Uri Party's dissolution in August of that year.
On 9 June 2016, he was elected to a two-year term as the Speaker of the National Assembly. Upon becoming the Speaker, following the law that the Speaker cannot be a member of a party, he left the Democratic Party. His membership of the party was restored automatically when his term as Speaker expired on 29 May 2018.
Early life and education
Chung was born in the village of
Political career
Chung entered the National Assembly in the 1996 parliamentary election as a member of the main liberal opposition National Congress for New Politics, representing his home county of Jinan, North Jeolla, in the Jinan–Muju–Jangsu constituency.
President
Democratic Party leader (2008–10)
At the Democratic Party national convention on 6 July 2008, Chung was elected leader of the party, defeating Choo Mi-ae, his closest competitor.[6]
In July 2009, Chung went on a six-day hunger strike to protest a series of media laws passed by the ruling
Chung faced calls to resign as party leader after the Democratic Party underperformed in the 2010 by-elections, losing five of the eight seats being contested. He accepted the demands and resigned alongside the rest of the party leadership on 2 August taking responsibility for the defeat.[11]
Later legislative career (2010–present)
In the
Trivia
His nickname is the 'Bacteriaman (Baikinman, 세균맨)', so he received a Baikinman doll. Because his name, 세균 (世均, Sye-kyun or Segyun), is pronounced the same as 세균 (細菌, segyun), which means bacteria.[17]
His religious affiliation is
References
- ^ a b "충북일보가 만난 사람들 - ①정세균 국회의장". inews365 (in Korean). 29 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "서울 종로 더불어민주당 정세균". Focus News (in Korean). 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Roh shuffles cabinet before election". The New York Times. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- U.S. Department of State. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Wen Jiabao Meets with Heads of Delegations Attending the Five-Country Energy Ministers' Meeting". Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Chung Sye-kyun Elected Chairman of Main Opposition Party". The Korea Times. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b "DP leader quits parliamentary seat". The Korea Herald. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "South Korea's DP lawmakers have begun resigning in protest". The Hankyoreh. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Opposition to Start 100-Day Street Campaign". The Korea Times. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Main Opposition Party Returns to Assembly". The Korea Times. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Yonhap News. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Magnates to fight key battle in Jongno". The Korea Herald. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Polling predictors reflect after missing the mark by a mile". Korea JoongAng Daily. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Opposition leader hints at resignation amid nomination row". The Korea Times. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Chung Sye-kyun Nominated as New Prime Minister, "The Economy, National Integration, and Communication with the Opposition"". The Kyunghyang Shinmun. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- Naver News(in Korean). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "정세균 국회의장 팬이 보낸 인형선물의 정체는?". YTN (in Korean). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "[매일종교신문] "국회의원 당선자 300명중 78명 크리스천"". 15 April 2016.
External links
Media related to Chung Sye-kyun at Wikimedia Commons