Won Yoo-chul

South Korean politician
원유철
Won Yoo-Chul in 2020
President of the Future Korea PartyIn office
20 March 2020 – 29 May 2020Preceded byHan Sun-kyoSucceeded byPosition abolishedPresident of the Saenuri Party
(acting)In office
14 April 2016 – 10 May 2016Preceded byKim Moo-sungSucceeded byChung Jin-sukMember of the National Assembly for Pyeongtaek 1stIn office
30 May 2008 – 29 May 2020Preceded byWoo Je-hangSucceeded byHong Ki-wonIn office
30 May 1996 – 29 May 2004Preceded byKim Young-kwang (as Songtan-PyeongtaekSucceeded byWoo Je-hangMember of the Gyeonggi Provincial CouncilIn office
1 July 1991 – 30 June 1995ConstituencySongtan 1st Personal detailsBorn (1962-10-25) 25 October 1962 (age 61)
Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, South KoreaCitizenshipSouth KoreanPolitical partyFuture KoreaOther political
affiliationsUDP (1987-1990)
NKP (1996-1997)
NNP (1997-1998)
NCNP (1998-2000)
MDP (2000-2002)
GNP (2002-2012)
Saenuri (2012-2017)
LKP (2017-2020)
UFP (2020)SpouseSerena SeoChildren3 (including Won Kook-je)Alma materKorea UniversityOccupationPolitician
Won Yoo-chul
Hangul
원유철
Hanja
元裕哲
Revised RomanizationWon Yucheol
McCune–ReischauerWŏn Yuch'ŏl

Won Yoo-chul (born October 25, 1962) is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Korea University. He is currently a member of the 19th National Assembly and the floor leader of Saenuri Party.[1] On April 14, 2016, he was appointed interim leader of the party after its defeat in the 2016 general elections.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Rep. Won Yoo-chul is new majority whip". The Korea Times. July 14, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ruling party reeling from election rout: Saenuri to launch emergency leadership, take in defectors". The Korea Herald. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.

External links

  • Official website (in Korean)
  • Won Yoo-chul on Facebook
  • Won Yoo-chul on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
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15th (1996)
  • Mok Yo-sang
  • Lee Sang-deuk
  • Ha Soon-bong
  • Park Hee-tae
  • Lee Boo-young
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17th (2004)
18th (2008)
19th (2012)
20th (2016)
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  • United Future Party / People Power Party (2020–present)
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