Won Hee-ryong
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Won Hee-ryong is a South Korea
n politician. He is a member of the 16th, 17th, and 18th National Assembly
, and was a Supreme Council Member of the conservative Grand National Party
. He is now in his third parliamentary term, having first been elected in 2000. He is a young politician who speaks for Moderate-Rights. He is notable for putting a break on his party not to have strong leanings toward conservatism. He does not always adopt his party's policies and convictions.
He graduated from college of law in Seoul National University
. He is well known for being ranked first in two major state examinations: the College Scholastic Ability Test (1982) and the National Judicial Exam (1992).
During his youth, he carried on the labour and student movements of Korea for 7 years, fighting for the right of labour and democratization.
Passing the 34th National Judicial Exam (1992), he worked as a public prosecutor in Seoul
, Yeoju, and Busan
.
Since then, he has been elected as a member of National Assembly (2000), served as a member of Science, Technology, Information & Telecommunication Committee, Legislation & Judiciary Committee (2002), Unification, Foreign Affairs & Trade Committee (2004), Finance & Economy Committee (2006), and Commerce, Industry & Energy Committee (2007) in the National Assembly.
He has been a member of World Economic Forum
since 2003 and was elected as a young global leader by WEF (2005).
In 2005 Won wrote his life "I Am Dreaming Of Sub-Three."
In 2007, Won ran for the party presidential candidacy; he gained only 1% of votes.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n politician. He is a member of the 16th, 17th, and 18th National Assembly
National Assembly of South Korea
The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea is a 299-member unicameral legislature. The latest general elections were held on April 9, 2008. Single-member constituencies comprise 245 of the National Assembly's seats, while the remaining 54 are allocated by proportional representation...
, and was a Supreme Council Member of the conservative Grand National Party
Grand National Party
The Grand National Party is a conservative political party in South Korea. Its Korean name, Hannara, has a double meaning as "Great National" and "Korean National." The GNP holds a majority of seats in the 18th Assembly, lasting from 2008 to 2012....
. He is now in his third parliamentary term, having first been elected in 2000. He is a young politician who speaks for Moderate-Rights. He is notable for putting a break on his party not to have strong leanings toward conservatism. He does not always adopt his party's policies and convictions.
He graduated from college of law in Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
. He is well known for being ranked first in two major state examinations: the College Scholastic Ability Test (1982) and the National Judicial Exam (1992).
During his youth, he carried on the labour and student movements of Korea for 7 years, fighting for the right of labour and democratization.
Passing the 34th National Judicial Exam (1992), he worked as a public prosecutor in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, Yeoju, and Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
.
Since then, he has been elected as a member of National Assembly (2000), served as a member of Science, Technology, Information & Telecommunication Committee, Legislation & Judiciary Committee (2002), Unification, Foreign Affairs & Trade Committee (2004), Finance & Economy Committee (2006), and Commerce, Industry & Energy Committee (2007) in the National Assembly.
He has been a member of World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
since 2003 and was elected as a young global leader by WEF (2005).
In 2005 Won wrote his life "I Am Dreaming Of Sub-Three."
In 2007, Won ran for the party presidential candidacy; he gained only 1% of votes.