Chung Doo-un

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

Chung Doo-un (Korean: 정두언, 6 March 1957 – 16 July 2019) was a South Korean politician who was Vice-Mayor of Seoul from 2000 to 2003.

Chung Doo-un
정두언
Member of the National Assembly
In office 2004–2016
Preceded by	Jang Se-sik
Succeeded by	Kim Young-ho
Constituency	Seodaemun-eul
Vice Mayor of Seoul
In office 2000–2003
Personal details
Born	(1957-03-06)6 March 1957 Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea
Died	16 July 2019(2019-07-16) (aged 62) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Grand National Party
Education	Seoul National University Georgetown University Kookmin University
Website	Official Website
Korean name
Hangul	정두언
Hanja	鄭斗彦
RR	Jeong Dueon
MR	Chŏng Tuŏn

Chung, along with Chu ho-young and Park Heong-joon, was a close associate of President Lee Myung-bak but later became critical of him and the leadership of the Grand National Party after Lee's election.^[1] On 26 August 2011, he described Lee Myung-bak's fair society governance as a failure due to the prime minister-led surveillance against civilians in 2010.^[2]

The Minjoo Party's Kim Young-ho took his seat in the National Assembly at the 20th general election, held on 13 April 2016.^[3]

Death

Chung committed suicide, aged 62, in a park in Seoul on 16 July 2019.^[4]