Suh Chung-won

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In this Korean name, the family name is Suh.
Suh Chung-won
서청원
Star연예인 시민봉사단 발대식에 있는 서청원.png
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
ConstituencyHwaseong A
In office
30 October 2013 – 29 May 2016
Preceded by
ConstituencyHwaseong A
In office
30 May 2000 – 29 May 2004
ConstituencyDongjak-gu A
In office
30 May 1996 – 29 May 2000
ConstituencyDongjak-gu A
In office
30 May 1992 – 29 May 1996
ConstituencyDongjak-gu A
In office
30 May 1988 – 29 May 1992
ConstituencyDongjak-gu A
In office
30 May 1981 – 29 May 1985
ConstituencySeoul 11th (Dongjak-gu)
Floor Leader of the Our Republican Party
In office
21 March 2020[1] – 29 May 2020
Preceded byPosition established
Leader of the Future Hope Alliance
In office
31 March 2010 – 2 February 2012
Preceded by(Served with until 30 March 2010)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Floor Leader of the New Korea Party
In office
1996–1997
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1943-04-03) April 3, 1943 (age 78)
, , South Chungcheong Province, Japanese Korea
Political partyOur Republican Party
Spouse(s)Lee Seon-hwa (m. 1969)
Children2
Alma materChungang University
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeo Cheong-weon
McCune–ReischauerSuh Chung-won

Suh Chung-won (Korean: 서청원; Hanja: 徐淸源; born 3 April 1943) is a South Korean politician who served as a member of the National Assembly for eight terms(1981-1985, 1988-2004, 2013-2020) and floor Leader of the Our Republican Party. Suh has been in the National Assembly for 32 years, being second most-elected member.[2]

Early life and education[]

Suh was born in South Chungcheong Province, Japanese Korea on April 3, 1943. He graduated from Chungang University with a degree in political science. He actively took part in the June 3 Resistance Movement in 1964. He served in South Korea's mandatory military conscription from December 1966 to October 1969; he served for 34 months in the South Korean military. After serving his time in the military, Suh worked as a reporter for the Chosun Ilbo until 1980. During his time as a reporter, he reported from the front lines of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980.

Political career[]

Representative of Dongjak-gu (1981-2004)[]

Suh ran for the Seoul 11th electoral district (now Dongjak-gu A) as a member of the Democratic Korea Party in the 1981 South Korean legislative election. He was elected along with Cho Jong-ho of the ruling Democratic Justice Party. He ran for the same electoral district in 1985, however he wasn't elected.[3]

Suh ran for the Dongjak-gu A electoral district as a member of the Reunification Democratic Party in 1988 and was elected. Since his election in 1988, Suh continuously won until 2004.[4] He was ineligible to participate in the 2004 South Korean legislative election and 2008 South Korean legislative election due to him receiving illegal funds for his campaign previously.[5]

Pro-Park Geun-hye politician (2007-present)[]

He supported Park Geun-hye becoming the presidential nominee of the Grand National Party national convention in 2007, however Lee Myung-bak was nominated. As a result, Suh created the Future Hope Alliance; a solely pro-Park Geun-hye party in 2010 as his relations with pro-Lee Myung-bak members of the Grand National Party deteriorated.[6]

Later, the Future Hope Alliance was absorbed back into the Saenuri Party (formerly Grand National Party) in 2012.

Suh ran for the Hwaseong A electoral district during by-elections in 2013 and was elected. Suh served as acting Speaker of the National Assembly until Chung Sye-kyun was elected to the position.[7]

After the impeachment of Park Geun-hye in 2017, he remained pro-Park Geun-hye which made him unpopular with the anti-Park Geun-hye faction of Saenuri Party. He regularly participates in pro-Park rallies along with Cho Won-jin.[8]

He joined the Liberty Republican Party on March 21, 2020 and became the Floor Leader of the party. He plans to run in the upcoming 2020 South Korean legislative election.[9]

Personal life[]

Suh married his wife Lee Seon-hwa in 1969. Together they have a son and a daughter.

References[]

  1. ^ "[단독] 김문수 대표, 자유공화당 결국 탈당". 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "21대 국회 최다선 의원은 서청원?". 서울신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. ^ "서청원, 그는 누구인가". news.chosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. ^ 김경희 (2009-03-27). 연합뉴스 (in Korean) https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20090327106300001. Retrieved 2020-04-13. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ 지면보기, 입력 2004 01 28 21:55 수정 2004 01 29 09:02 | 종합 4면 (2004-01-28). "서청원·이상수 의원 구속 수감". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. ^ "서청원 "미래희망연대, 지방선거 공천 말자"... 백기투항?". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  7. ^ 수정 2018.07.13 15:49, 입력 2018 07 13 14:20 (2018-07-13). "2년 전 의장 후보 1순위였던 서청원,"국회, 분열의 상징이어선 안돼"". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  8. ^ 수정 2020.03.26 11:46, 입력 2020 03 26 10:39 (2020-03-26). "최다선 서청원, 이번엔 비례로 9선 도전···공화당 명단 발표". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  9. ^ "[정가 인사이드] 김문수 탈당하자...우리공화당 "비례 2번 원했다" 폭로 뒤 당명 바꿔". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

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