Yu Eui-dong (

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: 유의동, born 23 June 1971) is a South Korean conservative politician who is a Member of National Assembly for

Pyeongtaek Pyeongtaek () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was founded as a union of two districts in 940, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was elevated to city status in 1986 and is home to ...

2nd constituency since 2014.

Early career

Prior to his political career, Yu studied Thai language at

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (abbreviated as HUFS; Korean: 한국외국어대학교) is a private research university based in Seoul, in South Korea. HUFS consistently ranks as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university ...

. He holds a master's degree in

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from

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. Following the graduation, he worked as a secretary for the ex-

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Lee Han-dong Lee Han-dong (5 December 1934 – 8 May 2021) was a South Korean politician. He served from May 2000 to July 2002 as the 33rd prime minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (PMOTROK or PMOSK; ) is the deputy head ...

, as well as an aide for a former MP Ryu Ji-young.

Political career

Yu was elected as the MP for Pyeongtaek 2nd constituency at the 2014 by-election, after the election of Lee Jae-young was nullified. He gained 52.05% and defeated Chung Jang-sun of

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. Few months after his re-election in

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, he left

Saenuri Party The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Han ...

(then

Liberty Korea Party The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...

) and joined

Bareun Party The Bareun Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea, announced on 27 December 2016 with the defection of 29 anti-Park Saenuri Party lawmakers. It was known as the Conservative New Party for Reform until 8 January 2017. Histor ...

. When Yoo Seong-min was elected as the party's president in November 2017, Yu was appointed as the chief spokesperson and served till the party was merged into

Bareunmirae Party The Bareunmirae Party (), also known as the Bareun Mirae Party and Bareun Future Party, was a South Korean liberal-conservative political party. It was founded in 2018 by merger of the centrist liberal People's Party and the conservative Bareu ...

. On 18 May 2017, 10 Bareun and Liberty Korea MPs including Yu proposed an amendment, which prohibits governmental researchers to be involved in politics, in order to reinforce political neutrality. The proposed amendment includes the prohibition of endorsing any political party or its candidates. On 15 July 2019, Yu and Paek Seung-joo, Liberty Korea MP for Gumi 1st constituency, submitted a motion to the National Assembly to dismiss the Minister of National Defence, Jeong Kyeong-doo. On 1 December, Yu's Bareunmirae membership was suspended, as a member of the dissident group, Emergency Action for Change and Innovation. The group, later renamed as

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, became a new political party, but was soon merged into the

United Future Party The People Power Party (; PPP), formerly known as the United Future Party (; UFP), is a conservative political party in South Korea. Controlling the South Korean presidency, it is the second largest party in the National Assembly. PPP, alon ...

(UFP; now People Power Party).

Personal life

Yu is a son of Yu Kwang, a former Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member who died in 2017.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Eui-dong 1971 births Living people Hankuk University of Foreign Studies alumni University of California, San Diego alumni People from Gyeonggi Province Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)