Back كانغ تشانغ-هي Arabic Kang Chang-hee French 姜昌熙 Japanese 강창희 (정치인) Korean Кан Чханхи Russian 姜昌熙 Chinese
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Kang Chang-hee | |
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강창희 | |
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| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2 July 2012 – 29 May 2014 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak Park Geun-hye |
| Deputy | Lee Byung-seok Park Byung-seok |
| Preceded by | Chung Eui-hwa (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Chung Eui-hwa |
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 3 March 1998 – 22 March 1999 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Kwon Sook-il |
| Succeeded by | Seo Jeong-wook |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kwon Sun-taek |
| Succeeded by | Lee Eun-kwon |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| In office 30 May 1992 – 29 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Hong-man |
| Succeeded by | Kwon Sun-taek |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| In office 11 April 1985 – 29 May 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ryu In-beom Lee Jae-hwan |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hong-man |
| Constituency | Jung District (Daejeon) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1946[1] Daejeon, South Korea |
| Political party | Unaffiliated (formerly Saenuri Party) |
| Alma mater | Korea Military Academy Kyungnam University |
Kang Chang-hee (Korean: 강창희; Hanja: 姜昌熙 born 3 August 1946) is a South Korean politician who was the Speaker of the 19th National Assembly of South Korea, succeeding acting Speaker Chung Eui-hwa on 2 July 2012, for a two-year term.[2] Kang was a member of the Saenuri Party (New Frontier Party, formerly the Grand National Party), which holds the largest number of seats in the 2012–2016 National Assembly.[3] He was selected as the party candidate for Speaker on 31 May 2012, which effectively guaranteed he would become Speaker.[4] He was officially elected when the National Assembly convened on 2 July 2012, gaining 195 of 283 votes.[2][5] On assuming the office of Speaker, Kang was legally required, by the National Assembly Act, to become an unaffiliated member of the National Assembly.[2][6]
- ^ "Member profile". National Assembly of South Korea. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Kim Eun-jung (2 July 2012). "National Assembly elects new parliamentary speaker". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Last elections". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Rep. Kang Chang-hee of the ruling Saenuri Party raises his ..." The Korea Times. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Bae Joo-yon (2 July 2012). "Nat'l Assembly Opens, Kang Chang-hee Elected Speaker". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Leadership". National Assembly of South Korea. Retrieved 26 January 2014.