Park Byeong-seug (, born 25 January 1952) is a South Korean politician and former broadcaster. He has been the

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1st constituency since 2000. He used to be the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (2012–2014) and the Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul (1999–2000).

Early life and education

Park Byeong-seug was born in

Daejeon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology and ...

South Chungcheong South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...

(now separated from the province) in 1952. He graduated from

Sungkyunkwan University Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or simply ''Seongdae'', Hangul: 성균관대학교; Hanja: 成均館大學校) is a private comprehensive research university in South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan, founde ...

with a Bachelor in Law. He also obtained a doctorate in

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Hanyang University Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양, ...

Career

He joined ''

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'' in 1985, where he used to be a correspondent in

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, the Head of Department of Industry, the Head of Department of Economy and the Director of Editorial Department. During the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, he reported the detention of the

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Zhao Ziyang Zhao Ziyang ( zh, 赵紫阳; pronounced , 17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a Chinese politician. He was the third premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 198 ...

. Prior to the 1997 presidential election, Park joined the

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(NCNP) instead of the Alliance of Liberal Democrats (ALDE) despite of the strong support of the ALDE in his region. He was appointed the top spokesperson of the NCNP in 1998. In 1999, he was appointed the Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of

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by the then

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, following the resignation of Shin Kye-ryoon in order to run for the upcoming general election. He resigned in 2000 to run for the general election in April. Park has been the

for

1st constituency since 2000. On 4 June 2012, following the

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, he contested the DUP

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for the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and defeated

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with a margin 86–41. He was elected to the position on 2 July. Following the 2016 election, Park contested to be the Speaker but came behind to

Chung Sye-kyun Chung Sye-kyun () 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 2 ...

and

Moon Hee-sang Moon Hee-sang (Korean: 문희상; Hanja: 文喜相; born 3 March 1945) is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University. He is a member of the National Assembly, and was the interim leader of the New ...

. In 2018, he unsuccessfully ran again for the position, defeated by Moon Hee-sang with a margin 67–47. After the outright victory of the

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in 2020 election, he automatically became the sole 6-term MP, in which he was widely expected to be the Speaker without any preselections. On 25 May, he was confirmed as the Speaker by the Democratic Party. On 5 June, he was officially inaugurated as the new Speaker.

Personal life

Park married to Han Myung-hui and has 2 sons. He is able to communicate in

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Election results

General elections

Notes

References

External links

Official website

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