Chung Bong-ju
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In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.
Chung Bong-ju (Korean: 정봉주, born 2 July 1960) is a South Korean politician and the former Member of the National Assembly for Nowon 1st constituency from 2004 to 2008.
Quick Facts Member of the National Assembly, Preceded by ...
Chung Bong-ju | |
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정봉주(鄭鳳柱) | |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008 | |
Preceded by | Ham Seung-hee |
Succeeded by | Hyun Kyung-byung |
Constituency | Nowon 1st |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-07-02) 2 July 1960 (age 63) Nohae-myun, Yangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea (now Gongneung-dong, Nowon District, Seoul) |
Citizenship | South Korean |
Political party | Open Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations | PDP (1991) Uri (2004-2007) UNDP (2007-2008) UDP (2008) DP (2008-2011) DP (2019-2020) |
Spouse | Song Ji-young |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Yonsei University University of California, Riverside |
Occupation | Broadcaster, politician |
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Chung is widely known as a "sniper" against the former President Lee Myung-bak, for harshly criticising him regarding the controversies.[1] Due to this, he was charged for slandering and jailed for a year in 2011. He returned to politics after pardoned by the new President Moon Jae-in in December 2017.[1] He soon planned to join the Democratic Party before launching his bid for Seoul mayorship; the party rejected his bid due to the controversies related to sexual harassment.