Won Hee-ryong

Infobox AM
name= Won Hee-ryong
원희룡 元喜龍
constituency_AM= Yangcheon A, Seoul
assembly= South Korean National
term_start= May 30, 2000
term_end=
predecessor= Bum Jin Park
successor=
birth_date= 1964
birth_place= Seogwipo, S. Korea
party= Grand National Party
website= [http://www.goodone.or.kr/ goodone.or.kr] Infobox Korean name
hangul=원희룡
rr=Won Huiryong
mr=Wŏn Hŭiryong

Won Hee-ryong (born February 14, 1964) is a South Korean politician. [ [http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?cntn_cd=A0000006099 Interview] , OhmyNews, Apr 26, 2000.] 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 [ [http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2007/01/21/0200000000AKR20070121022800001.HTML Yonhap News] , Jan 21, 2007.] ).

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. [ [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/08/116_8647.html "Ex-Seoul mayor wins GNP presidential nomination"] , Korea Times, Aug 20, 2007.]

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