Well Kyung-won

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Na Kyung-won in January 2013
Korean spelling
Hangeul 나경원
Hanja 羅 卿 瑗
Revised
Romanization 		Na Gyeongwon
McCune-
Reischauer 		Ra Kyŏngwŏn

Na Kyung-won (born December 6, 1963 in Seoul , South Korea ) is a conservative South Korean politician and member of the Gukhoe , where she represents the Dongjak-gu , a southern district of the city of Seoul. Well, belongs to the Mirae-tonghap party . Before entering politics, she was a judge .

Career

Na graduated from the Seoul National University Law and began in 1995 to work as a judge. During the 2002 presidential election in South Korea , she worked for Lee Hoi-chang's campaign. From 2004 to 2011 Na held a mandate in the Gukhoe. When Oh Se-hoon resigned as mayor of Seoul, Na applied to succeed him. She had to admit defeat to Park Won-soon in the race .

In 2013 Na zur was elected to the International Paralympic Committee .

In 2014 Na returned to the Gukhoe and was elected parliamentary group leader of the conservative opposition Jayu-hanguk Party (precursor of the Mirae-tonghap Party) in December 2018 . This made her the country's first female parliamentary group leader.

In the course of the parliamentary elections in South Korea in 2020 , Nas's campaign against her challenger from the Deobureo-minju party Lee Soo-jin received a lot of media attention. During the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea , which fell into the South Korean election campaign, Na helped disinfect the streets. On March 26, 2020, she officially registered her renewed candidacy. She lost her re-election on April 15th and is expected to leave parliament for its constituent session at the end of May .

In the face of the threat from North Korea, Na speaks out in favor of stationing American nuclear weapons in South Korea.

Web links

Commons : Na Kyung-won  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Na joins mayoral race. September 23, 2011, accessed March 26, 2020 .
  2. ^ Na elected to Int'l Paralympic Committee board. November 25, 2013, accessed March 26, 2020 .
  3. ↑ The Korea Herald: [Newsmaker] Na Kyung-won elected main opposition party floor leader. December 11, 2018, accessed March 26, 2020 .
  4. ^ LKP elects Na Kyung-won as its first female floor leader. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Progressive ex-judge challenges opposition bigwig in Dongjak B. March 25, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ Parties to clash on contested election constituencies. March 15, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
  7. ^ Politicians rush to volunteer for street disinfection - in vain. March 12, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
  8. ↑ [포토] 후보 등록 하는 나경원. March 26, 2020, accessed March 26, 2020 (Korean).
  9. ^ The Korea Herald: Former opposition chief Na loses to political novice. April 16, 2020, accessed on April 16, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Bloomberg - Are you a robot? Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Well here is the family name, Kyung-won is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Well, Kyung-won
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 나경원 (Korean, Hangeul); 羅 卿 瑗 (Korean, Hanja); Na Gyeongwon (Revised Romanization); Ra Kyŏngwŏn (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul , South Korea