Park Byeong-seug

Park Byeong-seug (Korean: 박병석; RR: Bak Byeong-seok, born 25 January 1952) is a South Korean politician and former broadcaster. He has been the Member of the National Assembly for Daejon West 1st constituency since 2000. He used to be the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (2012–2014) and the Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul (1999–2000).

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
The Right Honourable
Park Byeong-seug
박병석
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
5 June 2020 – 29 May 2022
DeputyKim Sang-hee
Chung Jin-suk
Preceded byMoon Hee-sang
Succeeded byKim Jin-pyo
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
1 July 2012 – 29 May 2014
Serving with Lee Byeong-seok
Preceded byChung Ui-hwa
Hong Jae-hyung
Succeeded byJeong Kab-yoon
Lee Seok-hyun
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2000
Preceded byLee Won-beom
ConstituencyDaejeon West 1st
Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul
In office
11 August 1999 – 12 February 2000
Preceded byShin Kye-ryoon
Succeeded byTak Byung-oh
Personal details
Born (1952-01-25) 25 January 1952
Daejeon, South Chungcheong, South Korea
(now Daejeon, South Korea)
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyIndependent (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations		NCNP (1997–2000)
MDP (2000–2003)
Uri (2003–2007)
UNDP (2007–2008)
UDP (2008)
Democratic (2008–2011)
DUP (2011–2013)
Democratic (2013–2014)
NPAD (2014–2015)
Democratic (2015–2020)
SpouseHan Myung-hui
Children2
Alma materSungkyunkwan University
Hanyang University
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Park Byeong-seug was born in Daejeon, South Chungcheong (now separated from the province) in 1952.[1][2][3] He graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a Bachelor in Law.[2] He also obtained a doctorate in mass communication at Hanyang University.[1][3]

Career

He joined JoongAng Ilbo in 1985, where he used to be a correspondent in Hong Kong, the Head of Department of Industry, the Head of Department of Economy and the Director of Editorial Department.[2] During the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, he reported the detention of the General Secretary of the Communist Party Zhao Ziyang.[4]

Prior to the 1997 presidential election, Park joined the National Congress for New Politics (NCNP) instead of the Alliance of Liberal Democrats (ALDE) despite of the strong support of the ALDE in his region.[1][3] He was appointed the top spokesperson of the NCNP in 1998.[5] In 1999, he was appointed the Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul by the then Mayor Goh Kun, following the resignation of Shin Kye-ryoon in order to run for the upcoming general election.[6] He resigned in 2000 to run for the general election in April.[7]

Park has been the Member of the National Assembly for Daejeon West 1st constituency since 2000. On 4 June 2012, following the 2012 election, he contested the DUP preselection for the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and defeated Lee Seok-hyun with a margin 86–41.[8] He was elected to the position on 2 July.[1][2][3]

Following the 2016 election, Park contested to be the Speaker but came behind to Chung Sye-kyun and Moon Hee-sang.[9] In 2018, he unsuccessfully ran again for the position, defeated by Moon Hee-sang with a margin 67–47.[10] After the outright victory of the Democratic Party in 2020 election, he automatically became the sole 6-term MP, in which he was widely expected to be the Speaker without any preselections.[11][12] On 25 May, he was confirmed as the Speaker by the Democratic Party.[13] On 5 June, he was officially inaugurated as the new Speaker.[14]

Personal life

Park married to Han Myung-hui and has 2 sons.[5][1][3] He is able to communicate in Standard Chinese.[15][16][17]

Election results

General elections
YearConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
2000Daejeon West 1stMillennium Democratic28,538 (37.45%)Won
2004Daejeon West 1stUri49,194 (51.75%)Won
2008Daejeon West 1stUnited Democratic32,626 (41.29%)Won
2012Daejeon West 1stDemocratic United53,671 (54.53%)Won
2016Daejeon West 1stDemocratic56,241 (48.66%)Won
2020Daejeon West 1stDemocratic74,978 (55.58%)Won

Notes

    References
    1. "[프로필]박병석 신임 국회부의장은 누구인가". 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    2. "[프로필] 박병석 국회부의장". 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    3. "[프로필]박병석 신임 국회부의장은 누구인가". 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    4. "[박병석씨 프로필]". 22 June 2000. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    5. "국민회의 수석부대변인에 박병석씨". 8 April 1998. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    6. "서울시 정무부시장에 박병석씨 내정". 11 August 1999. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    7. "[16대 총선]박병석-김성순씨 출마위해 공직사퇴". 12 February 2000. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    8. "박병석, 민주 국회부의장 후보에 내정". 4 June 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    9. "더민주, 국회의장 후보 정세균 선출…오후 2시 본회의서 투표로 확정". 9 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    10. "문희상, 민주당 후반기 국회의장 후보… 박병석과 20표차". 16 May 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    11. "21대 국회 국회의장, 6선 박병석 유력…'무경선' 가능성도". 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    12. "'유일 6선' 박병석, 차기 '국회의장' 유력…왜?". 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    13. "與, 21대 국회의장에 박병석 만장일치 추대…첫 女부의장에 김상희". 25 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
    14. "박병석 의장 "21대 국회 기준은 국민과 국익…소통합시다"(종합)". 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
    15. "[사랑방] 박병석 서울시 정무부시장 중국어 실력 과시". 29 December 1999. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    16. "[단독] 시진핑, 박병석 면담에 '양제츠-왕이' 배석시키고 최고 예우". 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    17. "국내 대표 중국통 이해찬, 홍콩 특파원 지낸 박병석". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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