Yeo Yeong-gug (Korean: 여영국; born 28 January 1965) is a South Korean politician who led the Justice Party from 2021 to 2022. He was previously a member of the National Assembly from 2019 until 2020, and also served on the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council.[1][2]
Yeo Yeong-gug | |
|---|---|
여영국 | |
 Yeo in 2021 | |
| Leader of the Justice Party | |
| In office 23 March 2021 – 2 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Eun-mi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Eun-ju (acting) Lee Jeong-mi |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 4 April 2019 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Roh Hoe-chan |
| Succeeded by | Kang Gi-yun |
| Constituency | Seongsan, Changwon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1965 Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Political party | Justice Party |
| Alma mater | Changwon National University |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
| Website | Official website |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 여영국 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeo Yeongguk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏ Yŏngguk |
Life edit
Yeo Yeong-gug was born on 28 January 1965 in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province. As a young man, he also worked as a senior official of the Korean Metal Workers' Union while working with labour movements.
He entered the political world, leaving the labor movement, and has since been elected as member of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council in the 2010 local elections. He was also elected in the 2014 elections, but lost in the 2018 election. After Roh Hoe-chan's death, he ran for the by-election in the Seongsan District, Changwon.[3] On 25 March 2019, the Democratic Party's candidate Kwon Min-ho withdrew from the by-election as a candidate and declared his support for Yeo Yeong-gug.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "[인터뷰] 여영국 "황교안 총리 시절 창원 경제 바닥이었다"". CPBC (가톨릭평화방송) (in Korean). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "[4ㆍ3 후보 인터뷰] 여영국 "'강기윤 찍으면 黃이 대통령 된다'…대권에만 관심"". Herald Economic Newspaper (in Korean). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "보선 D-1…지지층 결집 사활건 창원성산 후보들 "한표라도 더"". Yonhap (in Korean). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "정의당 여영국, '노회찬 지역구' 창원 성산 단일후보 선출". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "사퇴한 권민호 "여영국, 탄핵 부정세력 심판해 달라"". OhmyNews (in Korean). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.