Kim Hyong-o

Kim Hyong-o (Korean: 김형오, born 30 November 1947) is a South Korean writer and politician. He was a long-term Member of the National Assembly for Yeongdo from 1992 to 2012. During the parliamentary career, he served as the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2008 to 2010.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
The Right Honourable
Kim Hyong-o
김형오
Kim in 2010
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
10 July 2008 – 29 May 2010
DeputyLee Yoon-sung
Moon Hee-sang
Preceded byLim Chae-jung
Succeeded byPark Hee-tae
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 1992 – 29 May 2012
Preceded byKim Jung-gil
Succeeded byLee Jae-kyoon
ConstituencyBusan Yeongdo
Personal details
Born (1947-11-30) 30 November 1947
Sunam-ri, Goseong-eup, Goseong, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyUnited Future
Other political
affiliations		DLP (1992-1995)
NKP (1995-1997)
GNP (1997-2012)[lower-alpha 1]
Saenuri (2012-2016)
LKP (2020)
SpouseChi In-kyung
Children2
Alma materSeoul National University
Kyungnam University
OccupationWriter, politician
Kim Hyong-o
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Hyeong-o
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyŏng-o

Early life and education

Born in Sunam-ri, Goseong-eup,[1] Kim attended to Goseong Primary School[1] and Kyungnam High School.[2] He had obtained a bachelor's degree in diplomacy and a master's degree in political science at Seoul National University.[3] He further his studies at Kyungnam University and graduated with a doctorate in political science.[2]

Career

Following the graduation, Kim worked at The Dong-a Ilbo, one of the country's main conservative newspaper.[3][2] Then, he worked as a researcher at the Diplomacy and National Security Academy from 1978 to 1982.[4] and so on. Other than political career, he has written various essays and novels, such as A Stone Wall House and the Wave Roar (돌담집 파도소리) in 1999,[3] Sultan and Emperor (술탄과 황제) in 2012[5] and so on.

Kim was also the chair-professor at Pusan National University.[6] is the incumbent President of the Association of Commemorative Services for Patriot Kim Koo, a non-governmental organisation honouring the late Kim Koo.[7]

Political career

Kim started his political career as the Executive Officer of the Office of the President under the President Chun Doo-hwan from 1982 to 1986.[4] Soon, he was appointed the Secretary to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs from 1986 to 1990[4] and to the President in 1990 under Roh Tae-woo.[8] He then was brought to the then-ruling Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) and served as the Head of Yeongdo DLP Division.[3]

Kim was elected to the National Assembly for Yeongdo constituency in 1992 election.[6] He was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.[5][6] In 1998, while he was the Chairman of the Information and Communications Commission of the Grand National Party (GNP), he revealed a controversy that the Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP; now the National Intelligence Service) was continuously tapping via mobile phone, which was later proved as true.[3] In 2004, he served as the Secretary-General of the GNP and helped the party president Park Geun-hye to revive its supports declined due to the impeachment of the then-President of the Republic Roh Moo-hyun.[3]

Following the victory of the GNP in 2008 election, Kim was nominated as the Speaker of the National Assembly, defeating Ahn Sang-soo.[3] He was the youngest person serving the position.[9] After doing his duty for 2 years, he did not stand in 2012 election and retired from politics.[6] He then served as an executive advisor of the Saenuri Party but withdrew from the party shortly before the 2016 election.[10]

Prior to the 2020 election, the Liberty Korea Party (LKP) brought him in order to manage the candidate preselection and nomination issue.[7][6] He continued his duty after the party was re-established as the United Future Party (UFP). He was favourably reviewed for eliminating candidates accused for hate speeches or close to the former President Park Geun-hye.[11][12] Nevertheless, his controversial decision to eliminated 2 key figures of the party — Hong Jun-pyo and Kim Tae-ho,[13] provoked criticisms in which both of them complained and announced to run as independent candidates.[14] Following the incident of nominating Kim Mi-kyoon for Gangnam 3rd constituency who had frequently expressed his supports towards the President Moon Jae-in,[15] he finally resigned from his duty.[16]

Public image

Kim is widely regarded as a rationalist and a reformist in South Korean society.[3][7][8] Hwang Kyo-ahn, the President of the UFP, described him as "innovative and reformative".[7][6] His image is described as a "soft compromiser" rather than a "harsh shouter".[3] He is also well known as a factionless politician,[7][8] despite of a close relationship with the former President Lee Myung-bak.[6] While as a parliamentarian, he was depicted as "a politician worked for the entire country, not just for a region".[5]

Personal life

Kim married to Chi In-kyung and has 2 daughters.[3] He is a Protestant, affiliated to Presbyterian Church.[17]

Works
  • Eavesdroppers (1999)
  • A Stone Wall House and the Wave Roar (1999)
  • Hope Letter Flied on the Road (2009)
  • This Beautiful Country I Have To Love (2010)
  • Sultan and Emperor
  • Whom Is This Country For? (2016)
  • Sultan and Emperor (Rewritten) (2016)

Election results

General elections
YearConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
1992Busan YeongdoDLP41,922 (41.34%)Won
1996Busan YeongdoNKP39,849 (42.13%)Won
2000Busan YeongdoGNP46,562 (53.42%)Won
2004Busan YeongdoGNP39,235 (48.37%)Won
2008Busan YeongdoGNP24,426 (43.46%)Won

Notes
  1. Party membership was suspended from 2008 to 2010 as the Speaker is not allowed to be affiliate with any parties.

References
  1. "김형오 국회의장 "국회, 서민경제살리기에 집중"". 20 July 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "김형오 전 국회의장 프로필". 31 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "신임 국회의장 내정자 김·형·오 의원". 12 June 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "동문을 찾아서 — 金炯旿 국회의장". 18 September 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. "'술탄과 황제' 쓰려 정계은퇴… 이젠 베스트셀러 작가". 30 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. "한국당 공천관리위원장 맡은 김형오 의장은?". 16 January 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. "한국당, 공천관리위원장에 김형오 전 국회의장 임명". 16 January 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. "[4‧15 총선기상도-④] 저승사자 자임한 김형오 위원장". 27 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. "김형오 전 의장 "국회 선진화법, 긍정적인 측면 있지만…"". 18 May 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  10. "김형오 전 국회의장 "정당 민주주의 위협하는 구태"=". 25 May 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  11. "미래통합당 공천학살 숨은 코드는 '막말 정치인 퇴출'". 8 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  12. "큰 산 넘은 통합당 공천…무너진 친박, 유승민·안철수계 약진". 8 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  13. "홍준표·김태호 컷오프…김형오 "다른 지역구로도 차출 안해"(종합)". 5 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  14. "통합당 PK 공천 후폭풍, 홍준표·김태호 무소속 출마 강행". 8 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  15. ""문재인 지지자를 강남에?" 통합당, 김미균 공천에 '발칵'". 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  16. "김형오 "강남병 공천 철회, 책임지고 사퇴한다"". 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  17. ""통일, 말로만 아닌 준비를 해야"". 3 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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