Kang Chang-hee
 | This article needs to be updated. (April 2015) |
Chung Eui-hwa | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 3 March 1998 – 22 March 1999 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Kwon Sook-il |
| Succeeded by | Seo Jeong-wook |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kwon Sun-taek |
| Succeeded by | Lee Eun-kwon |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| In office 30 May 1992 – 29 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Hong-man |
| Succeeded by | Kwon Sun-taek |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| In office 11 April 1985 – 29 May 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ryu In-beom Lee Jae-hwan |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hong-man |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1946[1] Daejeon, South Korea |
| Political party | Unaffiliated (formerly Saenuri Party) |
| Alma mater | Korea Military Academy Kyungnam University |
Kang Chang-hee (
Chung Eui-hwa on 2 July 2012, for a two-year term.[2] Kang was a member of the Saenuri Party (New Frontier Party, formerly the Grand National Party), which holds the largest number of seats in the 2012–2016 National Assembly.[3] He was selected as the party candidate for Speaker on 31 May 2012, which effectively guaranteed he would become Speaker.[4] He was officially elected when the National Assembly convened on 2 July 2012, gaining 195 of 283 votes.[2][5] On assuming the office of Speaker, Kang was legally required, by the National Assembly Act, to become an unaffiliated member of the National Assembly.[2][6]
Career
Kang was a member of the South Korean military, before becoming a politician in 1980.
On the 2013 South Korean
Democratic Party, although the opposition felt that Kang was not permitted to do so by law.[11]
As part of his official duties, he has met a number of foreign dignitaries when they visited South Korea, and visited a number of countries. On 16 October 2012, Kang visited the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China,[17][18] followed by a meeting with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping on 6 December, with both meetings focussing on China–South Korea relations and cooperation.[19][20]
References
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- ^ "Last elections". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Rep. Kang Chang-hee of the ruling Saenuri Party raises his ..." The Korea Times. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Bae Joo-yon (2 July 2012). "Nat'l Assembly Opens, Kang Chang-hee Elected Speaker". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Leadership". National Assembly of South Korea. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Lee Eun-joo (2 June 2012). "Saenuri elects new Assembly speaker". Korean JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Nat'l Assembly gets 1st speaker from Chungcheong area". The Dong-a Ilbo. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Biography". National Assembly of South Korea. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Constitutional amendment council launched". National Assembly of South Korea. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014. Click on the press release with this title
- ^ Lee Joo-hee (28 November 2013). "Rival parties head for showdown". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Korean National Assembly Speaker Visits USC Libraries". University of Southern California. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Kang Chang-hee in Peru". The Economic Times. Times Internet Limited. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Visit by the NATO Secretary General to the Republic of Korea". NATO. 11–13 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "President Gül Receives South Korean Parliament Speaker". Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Minister Mushikiwabo attends Cyberspace 2013 in South Korea". Rwanda High Commission in Uganda. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Liu Weibing (4 December 2013). "China's top legislator, ROK assembly speaker hold talks". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Speaker on official visit to China". National Assembly of South Korea. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014. Click on the press release with this title
- ^ Zhang Qian,、Huang Jin, ed. (7 December 2013). "Chinese president meets ROK speaker". People's Daily Online. National Assembly of South Korea. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Speaker talks with Chinese President". National Assembly of South Korea. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014. Click on the press release with this title