Song Ki-seok

In this Korean name, the family name is Song.
Song Ki-seok
송기석
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1 June 2016 – 8 February 2018
Preceded byPark Hae-ja
Succeeded bySong Kap-sok
ConstituencyGwangju West District 1st
Personal details
Born (1963-10-28) 28 October 1963 (age 61)
Goheung County, South Jeolla, South Korea
Political partyBareunmirae
Other political
affiliations		People's Party (2016–2018)
Children2 sons
Alma materKonkuk University
OccupationJudge, lawyer, politician

Song Ki-seok (Korean: 송기석, born 28 October 1963) is a South Korean judge,[1] lawyer and politician. He once served as a member of National Assembly in West District, Gwangju.[1][2]

Born at Goheung County, Song attended to Konkuk University. He passed to the judicial examination in 1993 and became a judge. He gained popularity while working as a judge.[3]

Song entered to People's Party in the early 2016, and declared to run as MP for West District 1st constituency. Despite a controversy during the primary,[3] Song was officially selected as the candidate.[3] He then defeated Song Kap-sok of Democratic Party.[3] However, he was involved in a corruption case and lost his membership on 8 February 2018.[1] His position was then succeeded by Song Kap-sok, his ex-rival.[4]

He is currently working as a lawyer.[2]

  1. ^ a b c 국민의당 송기석, 민평당 박준영 의원직 상실. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b [동정] 국민의당 의원 출신 송기석 변호사, 법무법인 '감동으로' 설립. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d 송기석 광주서갑 당선자 누구?. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ^ "[6·13 선거] '투옥 학생운동권' 출신 송갑석 국회 입성". 13 June 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.