Chung Bong-ju
Chung Bong-ju (Korean language, Korean: 정봉주, born 2 July 1960) is a South Korean politician and the former National Assembly (South Korea), Member of the National Assembly for Nowon District, Nowon 1st constituency from 2004 to 2008. Chung is widely known as a "sniper" against the former President of South Korea, President Lee Myung-bak, for harshly criticising him regarding the controversies. Due to this, he was charged for slandering and jailed for a year in 2011. He returned to politics after pardoned by the new President Moon Jae-in in December 2017. He soon planned to join the Democratic Party of Korea, Democratic Party before launching his bid for Mayor of Seoul, Seoul mayorship; the party rejected his bid due to the controversies related to sexual harassment. Early life and family Chung Bong-ju was born in Nohae-myun, Yangju County, Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi (now Gongneung-dong, Nowon District, Seoul) in 1960. His father, Chung Jang-duck (died in 1991), ...
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