Chung Sye-kyun
Chung Sye-kyun | |
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정세균 | |
Chung in 2016 | |
| 46th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office January 14, 2020 – April 16, 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Deputy | Yoo Eun-hae Hong Nam-ki |
| Preceded by | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Succeeded by | Hong Nam-ki (acting) Kim Boo-kyum |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 9, 2016 – May 29, 2018 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting) Moon Jae-in |
| Deputy | Shim Jae-chul Park Joo-sun |
| Preceded by | Chung Eui-hwa |
| Succeeded by | Moon Hee-sang
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 30, 1996 – May 29, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Hwang In-sung |
| Succeeded by | himself (as Jinan-Muju-Jangsu-Imsil) |
| Constituency | Jinan–Muju–Jangsu
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| In office May 30, 2004 – May 29, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | himself (as Jinan-Muju-Jangsu) Kim Tai-shik (as Wanju-Imsil) |
| Succeeded by | Park Min-soo
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| Constituency | Jinan–Muju–Jangsu–Imsil |
| In office May 30, 2012 – May 29, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Park Jin |
| Succeeded by | Lee Nak-yeon
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| Constituency | Jongno-gu |
| Chairman of the Democratic Party | |
| In office July 7, 2008 – August 2, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sohn Hak-kyu and Park Sang-chun |
| Succeeded by | Park Jie-won (acting)
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| Chairman of the Uri Party | |
| In office February 14, 2007 – August 20, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Geun-tae |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved
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| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy | |
| In office February 10, 2006 – March 1, 2007 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Lee Hee-beom |
| Succeeded by | Kim Young-joo
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1950 26 September 1950 of the lunisolar calendar Jinan, North Jeolla, South Korea |
| Party | Democratic Party of Korea (until 2016, since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2016–2018) as Speaker of the National Assembly, as required by law. |
| Spouse | Choi Hye-kyung (최혜경) |
| Alma mater | Korea University (LLB) New York University (MA) Pepperdine University (MBA) Kyung Hee University (PhD) |
| Signature | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정세균 |
| Hanja | 丁世均 |
| RR | Jeong Segyun |
| MR | Chŏng Segyun |
Chung Sye-kyun (Korean: 정세균; Hanja: 丁世均; born 5 November 1950) is a South Korean politician who served as the speaker of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2018 and as the prime minister of South Korea from 2020 to 2021.
He was previously leader of the main opposition Democratic Party between 2008 and 2010, and twice chairman of its predecessor, the Uri Party, first on an interim basis from October 2005 to January 2006 and then fully from February 2007 until the Uri Party's dissolution in August of that year.
On 9 June 2016, he was elected to a two-year term as the Speaker of the National Assembly. Upon becoming the Speaker, following the law that the Speaker cannot be a member of a party, he left the Democratic Party. His membership of the party was restored automatically when his term as Speaker expired on 29 May 2018.