Yang Seung-jo (Korean: 양승조; Hanja: 梁承晁; born 21 March 1959) is a South Korean lawyer and politician. He has served as the governor of South Chungcheong Province since 2018.
Yang Seung-jo | |
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| 양승조 | |
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| Governor of South Chungcheong Province | |
| In office 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ahn Hee-jung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Tae-heum |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2004 – 14 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jeon Yong-hak |
| Succeeded by | Yun Il-gyu |
| Constituency | Cheonan A (2004–2016) Cheonan C (2016–2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1959 Cheonan, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University Dankook University |
| Website | withyang |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 양승조 |
| Hanja | 梁承晁 |
| Revised Romanization | Yang Seungjo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryang Sŭngjo |
Early life edit
Yang Seung-jo was born in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province to a Confucian scholar, Yang Tae-seok and his mother, Lee Jong-ki.
He passed the 37th judicial examination in 1995, completed 27 training courses and worked as a lawyer.
Political career edit
In 2004, Yang Seung-jo ran for a Member of the National Assembly in Cheonan and he won the election. He served as the chief of staff for Chairman of the Democratic Party Sohn Hak-kyu and served as the head of the election campaign committee for Sohn Hak-kyu during the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primary. And he became a member of the Supreme council of the Democratic Party in May 2013.[1]
Yang was elected governor of South Chungcheong Province in the 2018 local elections.[2]
References edit
- ^ 양승조, 사법고시 6전7기…유일한 '충남 3선' 머니투데이(2013.05.04)
- ^ "[6·13 선거] 4선 의원서 충청 대표 정치인 부상한 양승조 충남지사 당선인". 연합뉴스 (Yonhap) (in Korean). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.