Woo Won-shik

Woo Won-shik
우원식
Woo in 2023
Speaker of the National Assembly
Assumed office
5 June 2024
Preceded byKim Jin-pyo
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2012
Preceded byKwon Young-jin
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
Preceded byIm Chae-jung
Succeeded byKwon Young-jin
ConstituencyNowon B (Seoul)
Personal details
Born (1957-09-18) 18 September 1957 (age 67)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materYonsei University (BS, MS)
Website우원식.kr
Woo Won-shik
Hangul
우원식
Hanja
禹元植
Revised RomanizationU Wonsik
McCune–ReischauerU Wŏnsik

Woo Won-shik (Korean우원식; born 18 September 1957) is a South Korean politician in the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, who has been a member of the National Assembly for Nowon, Seoul, since 2012. He previously represented the same constituency between 2004 and 2008. He began serving as Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea on June 5, 2024.[1][2]

  1. ^ "DP's Woo Won-shik Elected as Speaker of 22nd National Assembly amid PPP Boycott". 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ Jung-joo, Lee (30 May 2024). "22nd Assembly begins new 4-year term". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2024.