Won Hee-ryong | |
|---|---|
원희룡 | |
 Won in 2023 | |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | |
| In office 13 May 2022 – 22 December 2023 | |
| President | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Prime Minister | Han Duck-soo |
| Preceded by | Noh Hyeong-ouk |
| Succeeded by | Park Sang-woo |
| Governor of Jeju Province | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 11 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Woo Keun-min |
| Succeeded by | Koo Man-sub (acting) Oh Young-hun |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2000 – 29 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Park Bum-jin |
| Succeeded by | Kil Jeong-woo |
| Constituency | Yangcheon A (Seoul) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1964 Seogwipo, Jeju, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power Party |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (LLB) Hanyang University (MA) |
| Won Hee-ryong | |
| Hangul | 원희룡 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 元喜龍 |
| Revised Romanization | Won Huiryong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wŏn Hŭiryong |
Won Hee-ryong (Korean: 원희룡; born February 14, 1964) is a South Korean politician [1] who is the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport from May 2022 to December 2023, when he resigned to run for a parliamentary seat in Incheon, held by Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung. He was a member of the 16th, 17th, and 18th National Assembly, and a Supreme Council Member of the conservative Grand National Party. He was governor of Jeju Province until his resignation on 11 August 2021.
He was known to be a moderating force during his time in the conservative Saenuri Party (GNP's successor) and did not always adopt his party's policies and convictions.