Kang Chang-hee
Kang Chang-hee (Korean: 강창희; Hanja: 姜昌熙 born 3 August 1946) is a South Korean politician who was the Speaker of the 19th National Assembly of South Korea, succeeding acting Speaker Chung Eui-hwa on 2 July 2012, for a two-year term. Kang was a member of the Saenuri Party (New Frontier Party, formerly the Grand National Party), which holds the largest number of seats in the 2012–2016 National Assembly. He was selected as the party candidate for Speaker on 31 May 2012, which effectively guaranteed he would become Speaker. He was officially elected when the National Assembly convened on 2 July 2012, gaining 195 of 283 votes. On assuming the office of Speaker, Kang was legally required, by the National Assembly Act, to become an unaffiliated member of the National Assembly.
The Right Honourable Kang Chang-hee | |
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강창희 | |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2 July 2012 – 29 May 2014 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak Park Geun-hye |
| Deputy | Lee Byung-seok Park Byung-seok |
| Preceded by | Chung Eui-hwa (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Chung Eui-hwa |
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 3 March 1998 – 22 March 1999 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Kwon Sook-il |
| Succeeded by | Seo Jeong-wook |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kwon Sun-taek |
| Succeeded by | Lee Eun-kwon |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| In office 30 May 1992 – 29 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Hong-man |
| Succeeded by | Kwon Sun-taek |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| In office 11 April 1985 – 29 May 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ryu In-beom Lee Jae-hwan |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hong-man |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1946 Daejeon, South Korea |
| Political party | Unaffiliated (formerly Saenuri Party) |
| Alma mater | Korea Military Academy Kyungnam University |