Han Byung-do (; 7 December 1967) is a South Korean politician representing Iksan City at the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

and previously served as Senior Secretary to the President

Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-in (; ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean former politician, civil servant and lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea between 2017 and 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs an ...

for Political Affairs. In 2004 Han was elected as member of the National Assembly from Iksan City becoming the youngest member elected in this election at the age of 37. Han convinced President

Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun (; ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for ...

to accept the honorary doctorate degree in politics from Han's alma mater,

Wonkwang University Wonkwang University is a university located in Iksan, South Korea. Founded as Youilhakrim (유일학림) in 1946, it is one of the few academies affiliated with Won Buddhism. Yuilhakrim was succeeded by Wonkwang Junior College (원광초급대학 ...

. This is the one of three degrees Roh has from

tertiary education Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including univers ...

- all honorary as Roh never went to college - and the only one from Korean university. Han was previously the president of its student union. In 2016 he lost his election to Cho Bae-sook. Upon beginning of the President

's presidency, he was appointed as his secretary for political affairs. Later that year, Han was promoted to a senior secretary, a vice-ministerial position. Han resigned the post for the

2020 South Korean legislative election Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 15 April 2020. All 300 members of the National Assembly were elected, 253 from first-past-the-post constituencies and 47 from proportional party lists. They were the first elections held under a ...

. In that election, he defeated Cho who served three times as his constituency's representative and previously defeated him four years ago. Han holds a bachelor's degree in communications from

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Han, Byung-do Living people 1967 births People from Iksan Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Minjoo Party of Korea politicians South Korean government officials