Chung Woo-taik
Chung Woo-taik (Korean: 정우택, born 18 February 1953) is a South Korean politician who served as the former Governor of North Chungcheong from 2006 to 2010. He is currently the Member of the National Assembly for Sangdang since 2022.
Chung Woo-taik MP | |
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정우택 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2022 Serving with Kim Young-joo | |
| Governor of North Chungcheong | |
| In office 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Won-jong |
| Succeeded by | Lee Si-jong |
| President of the Liberty Korea Party (Saenuri Party before 13 February 2017) | |
Interim | |
| In office 1 April 2017 – 2 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | In Myung-jin (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Hong Jun-pyo |
| In office 16 December 2016 – 28 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Jung-hyun |
| Succeeded by | In Myung-jin (interim) |
| Minister of Oceans and Fisheries | |
| In office 26 March 2001 – 6 September 2001 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Prime Minister | Lee Han-dong |
| Preceded by | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Succeeded by | Yoo Sam-nam |
| Member of the National Assembly for Sangdang | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jeong Jeong-soon |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hong Jae-hyung |
| Succeeded by | Jeong Jeong-soon |
| Member of the National Assembly for Jincheon-Goesan-Eumseong | |
| In office 30 May 2000 – 29 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Jincheon-Eumseong) Kim Chong-hoh (Goesan) |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-ryul (as Jeungpyeong-Jincheon-Goesan-Eumseong) |
| Member of the National Assembly for Jincheon-Eumseong | |
| In office 30 May 1996 – 29 May 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Min Tae-koo |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Jincheon-Goesan-Eumseong) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1953 Yeonsan-dong, Busan, South Gyeongsang (now Yeonsan-dong, Yeonje, Busan) |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | People Power |
| Other political affiliations | UNP (1992) Democratic (1995) ALDE (1995-2004) GNP (2005-2012) Saenuri (2012-2017) LKP (2017-2020) UFP (2020) |
| Spouse | Lee Ok-bae |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Chung Woon-gap (father) Park Deuk-ki (mother) |
| Relatives | Chung Ji-taik (elder brother) |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University Seoul National University University of Hawaiʻi |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chung is a notable Hoseo-based politician, although his actual birthplace is Busan. He was firstly elected MP in the 1996 election, and served as a 4-term MP from 1996 to 2004, and again from 2012 to 2020; both term in North Chungcheong. Once being a member of the now-defunct Alliance of Liberal Democrats (ALDE) that was a coalition partner to the National Congress for New Politics (NCNP) during the Kim Dae-jung government, he served as the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries from March to September 2001, which he resigned following the ALDE's departure from the government. He then joined to the Grand National Party (GNP) and ran for North Chungcheong governorship at the 2006 local elections and was elected, but failed to retain a second term.
He was the interim President of the Saenuri Party from 16 to 28 December 2016, and its successor, Liberty Korea Party (LKP), from 1 April to 2 July 2017.