Yu Eui-dong

Yu Eui-dong (Korean: 유의동, born 23 June 1971) is a South Korean conservative[1] politician who is a Member of National Assembly for Pyeongtaek 2nd constituency since 2014.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yu.
The Honourable
Yu Eui-dong
MP
유의동
President of the New Conservative Party
In office
5 January 2020 – 17 February 2020
Serving with:
Ha Tae-keung
Oh Shin-hwan
Chung Woon-chun
Ji Sang-wook
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
31 July 2014
Preceded byLee Jae-young
ConstituencyPyeongtaek B
Personal details
Born (1971-06-23) 23 June 1971
Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyPeople Power
Other political
affiliations		Saenuri (2014–2016)
Bareun (2017–2018)
Bareunmirae (2018–2020)
NCP (2020)
UFP (2020)
SpouseKim Yoon-jung
Alma materHankuk University of Foreign Studies
University of California, San Diego
OccupationPolitician
ReligionRoman Catholic
(Christian name: Andrew Kim Taegon)

Early career

Prior to his political career, Yu studied Thai language at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.[2] He holds a master's degree in international relations from University of California, San Diego.[2] Following the graduation, he worked as a secretary for the ex-Prime Minister Lee Han-dong,[2][3] as well as an aide for a former MP Ryu Ji-young.[2][3]

Political career

Yu was elected as the MP for Pyeongtaek 2nd constituency at the 2014 by-election,[2] after the election of Lee Jae-young was nullified.[4] He gained 52.05% and defeated Chung Jang-sun of New Politics Alliance for Democracy.[5]

Few months after his re-election in 2016, he left Saenuri Party[6] (then Liberty Korea Party) and joined Bareun Party. When Yoo Seong-min was elected as the party's president in November 2017, Yu was appointed as the chief spokesperson[7] and served till the party was merged into Bareunmirae Party.

On 18 May 2017, 10 Bareun and Liberty Korea MPs including Yu proposed an amendment, which prohibits governmental researchers to be involved in politics, in order to reinforce political neutrality.[8] The proposed amendment includes the prohibition of endorsing any political party or its candidates.[8]

On 15 July 2019, Yu and Paek Seung-joo, Liberty Korea MP for Gumi 1st constituency, submitted a motion to the National Assembly to dismiss the Minister of National Defence, Jeong Kyeong-doo.[9]

On 1 December, Yu's Bareunmirae membership was suspended, as a member of the dissident group, Emergency Action for Change and Innovation.[10] The group, later renamed as New Conservative Party,[11] became a new political party, but was soon merged into the United Future Party (UFP; now People Power Party).

Personal life

Yu is a son of Yu Kwang, a former Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member[2] who died in 2017.[12]

References
  1. "유의동 "보수재건 꿈꾸는 평범한 시민들 발기인으로 모시겠다"". 4 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. "<3선 터줏대감 정장선 누른 40대 정치신예 유의동>". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. "보좌관 출신 '신데렐라' 유의동 "보좌진은 갈등해소 전문가…의원 진출 많아져야"". 22 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. "평택乙 유의동 의원이 말하는 김무성의 NO 전략공천 실험". 11 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. "평택을 새누리당 유의동 당선". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. "김학용·유의동 의원 새누리당 탈당". 28 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. "바른정당 수석대변인에 '유의동 의원'". 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. "[세종풍향계] 출연硏 연구원 정치 발언 금지한다고? 연구원들 '부글부글'". 21 June 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. "[사진]국무위원(국방부장관 정경두) 해임건의안 제출". 15 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. "바른미래당, 유승민·오신환 '당원권 1년 정지' 징계". 1 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. "변혁, 신당명 '새로운보수당…"이기는 야당 되겠다"(종합)". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  12. "[부고]유의동씨(국회의원) 부친상". 2 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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