Yang Seung-jo

Yang Seung-jo (Korean: 양승조; Hanja: 梁承晁; born 21 March 1959) is a South Korean lawyer and politician. He has served as the governor of South Chungcheong Province since 2018.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Seung-jo
양승조
Governor of South Chungcheong Province
In office
1 July 2018 – 30 June 2022
Preceded byAhn Hee-jung
Succeeded byKim Tae-heum
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2004 – 14 May 2018
Preceded byJeon Yong-hak
Succeeded byYun Il-gyu
ConstituencyCheonan A (2004–2016)
Cheonan C (2016–2018)
Personal details
Born (1959-03-21) 21 March 1959
Cheonan, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSungkyunkwan University
Dankook University
Websitewithyang.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul
양승조
Hanja
梁承晁
Revised RomanizationYang Seungjo
McCune–ReischauerRyang Sŭngjo

Early life

Yang Seung-jo was born in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province to a Confucian scholar, Yang Tae-seok and his mother, Lee Jong-ki.

He passed the 37th judicial examination in 1995, completed 27 training courses and worked as a lawyer.

Political career

In 2004, Yang Seung-jo ran for a Member of the National Assembly in Cheonan and he won the election. He served as the chief of staff for Chairman of the Democratic Party Sohn Hak-kyu and served as the head of the election campaign committee for Sohn Hak-kyu during the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primary. And he became a member of the Supreme council of the Democratic Party in May 2013.[1]

Yang was elected governor of South Chungcheong Province in the 2018 local elections.[2]

References
  1. 양승조, 사법고시 6전7기…유일한 '충남 3선' 머니투데이(2013.05.04)
  2. "[6·13 선거] 4선 의원서 충청 대표 정치인 부상한 양승조 충남지사 당선인". 연합뉴스 (Yonhap) (in Korean). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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