Hong Jun-pyo | |
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홍준표 | |
Governor of South Gyeongsang Province | |
Assumed office 20 November 2012 |
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Preceded by | Kim Doo-kwan |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 26 October 2001 – 29 May 2012 |
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Preceded by | Kim Young-koo |
Succeeded by | Min Byung-doo |
Constituency | Dongdaemun 2nd (Seoul) |
In office 30 May 1996 – 9 March 1999 |
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Preceded by | Cho Soon-hwan |
Succeeded by | Lee Hoi-chang |
Constituency | Songpa 1st (Seoul) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Changnyeong, South Korea |
5 December 1954
Political party | Saenuri Party |
Alma mater | Korea University |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 홍준표 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hong Jun-pyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Hong Jun-pyo |
Hong Jun-pyo (born December 5, 1954) is a South Korean politician, former prosecutor and the governor of South Gyeongsang Province. He was formerly the chairperson of the Saenuri Party (then Grand National Party). He stepped down as the chairperson in December 9, 2011. He was born in Changnyeong. South Gyeongsang Province. Hong graduated in Yeungnam High School and later pursuit in his studies in Public Administration at Korea University.
Hong Jun-pyo is known to have strong right-wing conservative characteristics.
His proposals of reforming the Saenuri Party (then Grand National Party) was met with resistance from the reformists.