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South Korean politician (born 1965) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yeo Yeong-gug (Korean: 여영국; born 28 January 1965) is a South Korean politician who led the Justice Party from 2021 to 2022. He was previously a member of the National Assembly from 2019 until 2020, and also served on the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council.[1][2]
Yeo Yeong-gug | |
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여영국 | |
Leader of the Justice Party | |
In office 23 March 2021 – 2 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Kang Eun-mi (acting) |
Succeeded by | Lee Eun-ju (acting) Lee Jeong-mi |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 4 April 2019 – 29 May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Roh Hoe-chan |
Succeeded by | Kang Gi-yun |
Constituency | Seongsan, Changwon |
Personal details | |
Born | Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea | 28 January 1965
Political party | Justice Party |
Alma mater | Changwon National University |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Website | Official website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 여영국 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yeo Yeongguk |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏ Yŏngguk |
Yeo Yeong-gug was born on 28 January 1965 in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province. As a young man, he also worked as a senior official of the Korean Metal Workers' Union while working with labour movements.
He entered the political world, leaving the labor movement, and has since been elected as member of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council in the 2010 local elections. He was also elected in the 2014 elections, but lost in the 2018 election. After Roh Hoe-chan's death, he ran for the by-election in the Seongsan District, Changwon.[3] On 25 March 2019, the Democratic Party's candidate Kwon Min-ho withdrew from the by-election as a candidate and declared his support for Yeo Yeong-gug.[4][5]
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