Chung Doo-un

South Korean politician (1957–2019)

정두언

Member of the National AssemblyIn office
2004–2016Preceded byJang Se-sikSucceeded byKim Young-hoConstituencySeodaemun-eulVice Mayor of SeoulIn office
2000–2003 Personal detailsBorn(1957-03-06)6 March 1957
Seoul, South KoreaDied16 July 2019(2019-07-16) (aged 62)
Seoul, South KoreaPolitical partyGrand National PartyEducationSeoul National University
Georgetown University
Kookmin UniversityWebsiteOfficial Website

Chung Doo-un
Hangul	정두언
Hanja	鄭斗彦
Revised Romanization	Jeong Dueon
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Duŏn

Chung Doo-un (Korean: 정두언, 6 March 1957 – 16 July 2019) was a South Korean politician who was Vice-Mayor of Seoul from 2000 to 2003.

Chung, along with Chu ho-young and Park Heong-joon, was a close associate of President Lee Myung-bak but later became critical of him and the leadership of the Grand National Party after Lee's election.^[1] On 26 August 2011, he described Lee Myung-bak's fair society governance as a failure due to the prime minister-led surveillance against civilians in 2010.^[2]

The Minjoo Party's Kim Young-ho took his seat in the National Assembly at the 20th general election, held on 13 April 2016.^[3]

Death

Chung committed suicide, aged 62, in a park in Seoul on 16 July 2019.^[4]

References

^ Lee (이), Jong-tak (종탁) (2011-05-09). "[이종탁이 만난 사람] 정두언 한나라당 최고의원". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-08-08.
^ Kwon (권), O-seong (오성) (2011-08-16). 정두언 한나라당 의원 "공정사회는 종쳤다". The Hankyeoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-08-28.
^ kim, su jin (2016-04-14). "Kim young ho is elected against chung doo un".
^ Ex-lawmaker Chung Doo-un found dead on Seoul mountain