Yoo Nam-seok
7th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yoo Nam-seok (Korean: 유남석; Hanja: 劉南碩; born 1 May 1957) was the 7th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea since 21 September 2018 to 10 November 2023. Following the vacancy of the presidency of the Constitutional Court; his position has been held since 11 November 2023 by the acting president Lee Eu-nae until the nomination of the new president in the Constitutional Court. During his tenure, he was widely perceived to be part of the court's liberal bloc, and the Constitutional Court struck down restrictions of abortion in South Korea in 2019.
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Yoo Nam-seok | |
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유남석 | |
7th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea | |
In office 21 September 2018 – 10 November 2023 | |
Appointed by | Moon Jae-in |
Preceded by | Lee Jin-sung |
Succeeded by | Lee Eunae (as acting president) |
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea | |
In office 11 November 2017 – 10 November 2023 | |
Appointed by | Moon Jae-in |
Preceded by | Park Han-chul |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-05-01) 1 May 1957 (age 67) Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea |
Alma mater | Seoul National University (LL.B.) |
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