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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 | [1] Daejeon, South Korea | 3 August 1946
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]