Chung Ui-hwa

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

Chung Ui-hwa (Korean: 정의화; Hanja: 鄭義和; born 18 December 1948) is a South Korean doctor and politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2016.

The Right Honourable Chung Ui-hwa
정의화
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 30 May 2014 – 29 May 2016
Preceded by	Kang Chang-hee
Succeeded by	Chung Sye-kyun
Member of the National Assembly
In office 30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012
Succeeded by	Yoo Ki-june (partially) Kim Moo-sung (partially)
Constituency	Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu
In office 30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
Constituency	Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu
In office 30 May 2000 – 29 May 2004
Constituency	Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu
In office 30 May 1996 – 29 May 2000
Constituency	Busan Jung-gu Dong-gu
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-18) December 18, 1948 (age 76) Jinhae-eup, Changwon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Political party	People Power Party
Other political affiliations	Saenuri Party Grand National Party New Korea Party
Alma mater	Pusan National University
Korean name
Hangul	정의화
Hanja	鄭義和
RR	Jeong Uihwa
MR	Chŏng Ŭihwa

Early life and education

Chung Eui-hwa was born in Changwon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on December 18, 1948. He graduated from Pusan National University medical school.

Political career

Chung became a politician in 1996 when he ran in the 1996 South Korean legislative election for the Busan Jung-gu · Dong-gu electoral district and won with 41.6% of the vote. He continuously won the Busan Jung-gu · Dong-gu electoral district until 2012.^[1]

Chung was pro-Lee Myung-bak during the 2007 South Korean presidential election.^[2]

He assumed the position of Speaker of the National Assembly on May 30, 2014.^[3] Since then, Chung has been an Independent and critical of the pro-Park Geun-hye faction of the Liberty Korea Party.^[4]