Hong Jun-pyo

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Jun-pyo (born 5 December 1954), also spelled as Hong Joon-pyo, is a South Korean politician. He was the presidential nominee of the Liberty Korea Party in the 2017 South Korean presidential election.

Hong Jun-pyo
홍준표
Shinzō Abe and Hong Jun-pyo at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office (cropped).jpg
Chairman of the Liberty Korea Party
In office
3 July 2017[1] – 14 June 2018[2]
Preceded byChung Woo-taik (acting)
Succeeded byKim Sung-tae (acting)
In office
4 July 2011 – 9 December 2011
Preceded byJeong Ui-ha
Succeeded byNa Kyung-won (acting)
Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
In office
20 November 2012 – 9 April 2017
Preceded byKim Doo-kwan
Succeeded byKim Kyung-soo
Member of the National Assembly
In office
26 October 2001 – 9 May 2012
Preceded byKim Young-koo
Succeeded byMin Byung-doo
ConstituencySeoul Dongdaemun B
In office
30 May 1996 – 9 March 1999
Preceded byCho Soon-hwan
Succeeded byLee Hoi-chang
ConstituencySeoul Songpa A
Personal details
Born (1954-12-05) 5 December 1954 (age 70)
Changnyeong, South Korea
Political partyLiberty Korea Party
Children2
Alma materKorea University
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization<span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Hong Jun-pyo
McCune–Reischauer<span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Hong Chun-p'yo

Hong is often seen similar to U.S. President Donald Trump and has been nicknamed "Hong Trump" due to his campaigning style.[3] He was the Chairperson of the Liberty Korea Party from July 2017 to June 2018.

References

  1. Will new leader turn around Liberty Korea Party?. 2 July 2017. http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170702000253#cb. Retrieved 24 June 2018. 
  2. 김수연 (14 June 2018). "(LEAD) Main opposition leader steps down over election defeat". Yonhap News Agency.
  3. "South Korean opposition leader: Nukes are the only way to guarantee peace". CNN. 18 October 2017. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/asia/south-korea-trump-nukes/index.html. Retrieved 30 October 2017.